Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 970871 - Employee injured in fall with wooden box from forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 970871 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/30/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105625594	05/11/1988	1752	0	Intermountain Carpet Service

Abstract: On December 30, 1988, while removing tools from a two-sided wooden box on a forklift, Employee #1 stepped on the outside corner causing the unattached two-sided box to tip. The box and Employee #1 fell about 30 to 35 feet. Employee #1 broke his back, dislocated his left shoulder, and sustained cuts and abrasions to the right side of his head.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, ABRASION, DISLOCATED, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105625594			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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