Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14463988 - Lift Truck Overturned On Driver
Accident: 14463988 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 08/09/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14727531 | 08/20/1984 | 3471 | State Plating Inc | ||||
ON AUGUST 9, 1984, AT 2 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A THREE WHEEL HYSTER LIFT TRUCK, MODEL H20E. HE WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO TIP OVER ON ITS SIDE. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPED TO JUMP CLEAR OF THE TRUCK AS IT WAS FALLING. THE OVERHEAD GUARD CAUGHT HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BODY AND PINNED HIM AGAINST THE PAVEMENT. HE RECEIVED A BROKEN BACK IN 2 PLACES, PUNCTURED RIGHT LUNG, FRACTURED RIBS, AND PROBABLE PARALYSIS FROM THE WAIST DOWN ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OUTDOORS WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. HE WAS RETURNING TO THE PLANT AFTER TAKING REPAIRED RACKS TO A STORAGE AREA. HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET FROM THE PLANT. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, paralysis, pinned, roll-over, overhead guard, industrial truck
| |||||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 14727531 | Hospitalized injury | Dislocation | Industrial machinery repairers |