Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 310810908 - Employee Is Injured When Hit by Steel Pieces

Accident Summary Nr: 310810908 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/02/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310810908	04/02/2007	3462	332111	Diego Bolt And Welding

Abstract: On April 2, 2007, an employee was unloading a truck. The forklift overturned when it slipped while trying to go up a small sloped area and swinging steel pieces hit employee. The six pieces of steel used in the fabrication process had been fastened by a sling and attached to one end of the forklift fork. So the sling was not braced, secured or otherwise balanced this also made the forklift overturn. The employee was hospitalized and treated for unspecified fractures.

Keywords: INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, SLING, FALLING OBJECT, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310810908			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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