Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306634189 - Carter & Company Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Portland - Safety 1 1054111

Inspection Nr: 306634189

Report ID: 1054111

Date Opened: 07/24/2003

Site Address:
Carter & Company Inc
Bridge St Bridge
Welches, OR 97067

Mailing Address:
5050 36th Ave Se, Salem, OR 97301

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/19/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/19/2003

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201633906

Event: 07/24/2003

Employee injures head when ejected from forklift

At approximately 1:45 p.m. on July 24, 2003, Employee #1 was lowering a steel structure weighing approximately 3,000 pounds over the side of a bridge with a Gradall forklift. As he lifted the structure over the guardrail, he ran up on the 6.5-inch bull rail at the edge of the bridge roadway. The forklift became unbalanced and tipped forward, ejecting the employee. He went over the guardrail and into the river approximately 24 feet below. He sustained a laceration to the back of his head and a concussion and was hospitalized.

Keywords: EJECTED, HEAD, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, RIVER, BRIDGE, CONCUSSION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306634189			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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