OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14540116

SK CONSTRUCTION, INC.

ULM, MT· 1987-11-16T13:15:00

Event: PLATFORM, HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Complaint
Activity number: #101576726
Employer profile: SK CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Summary number: 14540116
Report ID: 830100

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM WORK PLATFORM

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 1:15 PM ON NOVEMBER 16, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING FROM A PL ATFORM WHICH HAD BEEN LIFTED BY A FORKLIFT. AS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HANDING UP P LYWOOD, EMPLOYEE #1 MOVED TO ONE SIDE OF THE PLATFORM. THE PLATFORM, WHICH WAS N OT SECURED TO THE FORKLIFT'S FORKS, FELL OVER SIDEWAYS. THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE FLOOR AND WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY THE PLATFORM WHICH FELL AFER HIM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 64 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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