Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98841.015 - Worker incurs multiple injuries when forklift rolls over

Accident Summary Nr: 98841.015 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 08/15/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1262309.015	08/15/2017		238140	G & P Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:25 a.m. on August 15, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a masonry construction company, was operating a forklift at a building construction site. He was lifting material up to a hydro-mobile scaffold. The forklift became unstable, rolled over, and fell down into the building's basement. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple injuries, including fractures to his left arm and ribs and lacerations to his head.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Arm, Construction, Construction vehicle, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Roll-Over, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1262309.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause:

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