Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137415.015 - Employee falls from elevated scrap box on forklift and fract

Accident Summary Nr: 137415.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 07/14/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1543583.015	07/22/2021		331313	Non-Ferrous Extrusion

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on July 14, 2021, Employee #1 was placing and installing new overhead water lines that were to be run from an existing structure throughout the facility to a new addition. A coworker elevated him to the rafters using a forklift while he was standing inside a scrap box on the forklift tines. The scrap box lost balance and fell from the tines, causing Employee #1 to fall to the ground. Emergency services transported him to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for broken ribs.

Keywords: Box, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Forklift, Fracture, Lost Balance, Material Handling, Rib, Scrap

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		New project or new addition				25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1543583.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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