Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92893.015 - Employee injures head during forklift collision

Accident Summary Nr: 92893.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 01/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1206801.015	02/07/2017		423930	Schupan & Sons Inc

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on January 25, 2017, an employee was using a forklift to move a bale of aluminum wire across a baler room. As the forklift was still in motion, the employee raised the forks an approximate 12 feet. This caused the forklift to become unstable, resulting in the employee falling and striking his head on a cement floor below. He sustained a concussion and skull fracture, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.

Keywords: Collision, Concussion, Fall, Fracture, Head, Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Roll-Over, Suspended Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1206801.015	27	F	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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