Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111206.015 - Employee lacerates kidney when knocked off balance by forkli

Accident Summary Nr: 111206.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1339357.015	08/09/2018		325314	J H Biotech Inc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on June 20, 2018, an employee was painting the warehouse ceiling while being hoisted up to a work platform by a JH Biotech Forklift. The coworker struck an HVAC duct while backing up that knocked the employee off balance and he struck the work platform rails, lacerating his right kidney. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Backing Up, Elevated Work Plat, Forklift, HVAC, Kidney, Laceration, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair				15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1339357.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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