Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201091824 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM ELEVATED PLATFORM

Accident Summary Nr: 201091824 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 06/25/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126212281	07/15/1998	1742	0	Interface Manufacturing Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on June 25, 1998, Employee #1 fell from an elevated platform onto a concrete floor. The elevated platform was hoisted by a forklift and was approximately 15 ft high. It had a metal top rail on the front and back and on one end. There was a chain on the other end but it was not attached at the time of the accident. Also there was no mid rail at any location. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a concussion and a broken right wrist, broken ribs, and broken pelvis.

Keywords: CHAIN, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PELVIS, RIB, FALL, CONCUSSION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126212281			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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