Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 979633 - Employee injured in fall from forklift-elevated platform

Accident Summary Nr: 979633 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 04/21/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103766531	04/27/1989	5141	0	Mclane Sunwest Grocery Distribution

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m., Employee #1, a forklift operator who had been employed by McLane Sunwest Grocery Distribution for four years, and two coworkers were taking inventory in a warehouse. Employee #1 and one coworker were elevated 12 ft in a platform attached to a forklift truck. Employee #1 fell through the safety chain across the top of the platform to the concrete floor, sustaining serious injuries to her head and pelvis. The safety chain was a lightweight chain equipped with an S hook--not a safety hook.

Keywords: HEAD, SAFETY LATCH, IND TRK OPERATOR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PELVIS, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103766531			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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