Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94852.015 - Employee tips over forklift and fractures arm

Accident Summary Nr: 94852.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 04/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1226034.015	04/19/2017		325998	Snf Holding Company

Abstract: At 10:00 p.m. on April 14, 2017, an employee was trying to retrieve a waste hopper that he had dropped into a trash compactor. The employee attempted to lift the hopper out by using a retractable fall protection lanyard and extended the forklift to its maximum height to put tension on the lanyard. The employee began to back up the forklift when it tipped over and the employee's arm struck the ground, breaking it. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lanyard, Powered Industrial Vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1226034.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury

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