Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 957753 - Employee injured by overturning lift truck

Accident Summary Nr: 957753 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/20/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112067103	04/21/1992	1541	0	Mark A Temple Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating an industrial high-lift four-wheel-drive truck that was fitted with a truss setting boom. The boom was rated for 1,800 lb maximum. Employee #1, the operator, attempted to move a 6,000 lb tree. While Employee #1 was negotiating a corner on a soft sand surface, the load shifted and started to tilt the lift. Employee #1 jumped from the lift but was pinned beneath the hydraulic cylinders as he attempted to walk away. The lift, equipped with ROPS and a seat belt, rolled onto its side. Employee #1 suffered a ruptured spleen and a broken arm that required surgery. Employee #1 was not trained and was not wearing the installed seat belt.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, SEAT BELT, SHARP TURN, UNSTABLE SOIL, UNTRAINED, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112067103			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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