Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 848077 - Employee killed in fall from elevated forks of lift truck

Accident Summary Nr: 848077 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 09/09/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103260113	09/10/1987	1731	0	Bower Electric
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103260121	09/10/1987	5031	0	Sterling Engineered Products Inc.

Abstract: On September 9, 1987, Employee #1 was assigned to replace a ballast in a ceiling lamp located approximately 25 feet above the ground. Suitable ladders on scaffolds were not available to reach that height. He obtained a forklift, set a load on the forks, and asked a coworker to elevate him up to the ceiling lamp, thereby using the load as a work platform. He had been elevated for about 10 minutes when the load he was standing on began to shift and slide off the forks. Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor and was killed. Investigation revealed that the load shift was due to normal hydraulic pressure loss and drifting of the lifting device. A contributing factor was that the load itself consisted of building panels that had a slick surface, providing little resistance against the surface of the forks.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103260113			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	103260121					Occupation Not Listed

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