Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170042360 - One employee injured, one paralyzed, by overturned forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170042360 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 12/02/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111312237	12/02/1992	1761	0	Interstate Sheet Metal
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111312252	12/04/1992	1531	0	Hollinger Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a forklift operator, was lifting beyond the forklift's capacity on muddy, unstable ground. Employee #2, of Hollinger Construction, was in a portable job site toilet when the forklift operated by Employee #1 overturned. The boom part of the lift struck and crushed the portable toilet and Employee #2, severing his spinal column. Employee #2 was paralyzed from the middle of his chest downward. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: PARALYSIS, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OVERTURN, IND TRK OPERATOR, BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SOIL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111312237			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	111312252			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported

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