Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201494150 - Employee Is Killed When Forklift Flips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201494150 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/07/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120215603	09/07/2010	1731	238210	Iron Industries

Abstract: On September 7, 2010, Employee #1 was operating an all-terrain forklift. He was working with a crew that was installing five 24-in. steel beams for an antenna tower control building. He helped to install three steel beams by delivering them from the north side. He brought the last two beams from the east side where the bank had a steep slope. The forklift did not reach far enough, so Employee #1 backed down the steep bank at an angle. Employee #1 was killed when he jumped from the forklift as it flipped over. The back wheel crushed his chest.

Keywords: CHEST, STEEL BEAM, TELECOM WORK, ROLL-OVER, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ANTENNA, TOWER, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120215603			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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