Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 84903.015 - Employee Falls Off Forklift And Dies Later

Accident Summary Nr: 84903.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 04/28/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1143960.015	04/28/2016		321920	Fairfield Pallet Co. Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on April 28, 2016, Employee #1 died from a hospital-acquired infection. Nine days earlier, on April 19, 2016, Employee #1 had been operating a forklift. While driving the industrial truck, he lost consciousness and passed out. He fell from the forklift and suffered a head concussion and had signs of paralysis. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. They arrived and he was air lifted to a trauma center where he was treated for his injuries. At the hospital, he developed an infection, which lead to sepsis that killed him on April 28, 2016.

Keywords: Fall, Head, Infection, Infectious Disease, Powered Industrial Vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1143960.015	67	M	Fatality

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