Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92506.015 - Employee falls and receives fractured skull and other injuri

Accident Summary Nr: 92506.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 01/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1204839.015	01/24/2017		221210	Southern Company Gas

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on January 16, 2017, an employee lighting a ceiling mounted gas heater. He was standing in an unsecured basket that was sitting on a forklift's forks. He walked towards the edge of the basket, shifting the weight, which caused the basket to tip and fall off the forks. The employee landed on the floor and he sustained a fractured skull, shoulder dislocation, and a sprained finger.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Fall, Finger, Head, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Shoulder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1204839.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury

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