Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94342.015 - Employee falls from box loaded on forklift and is injured

Accident Summary Nr: 94342.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 03/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1221354.015	03/30/2017		236220	Mv Commercial Construction Llc

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on March 28, 2017, an employee was retrieving a window, while standing in a forklift, from a wooden box loaded on a forklift. After placing his foot on the scissor lift's midrail, the employee exited the lift and placed his other foot inside the wooden box loaded on the forklift. This caused the wooden box to fall and the employee fell to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized and treated for fractures to his wrist, nose and lower back.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Back, Fall, Fracture, Nose, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1221354.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause:

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