OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221430937

MORTON BUILDINGS, INC.

ATKINSON, IL· 2021-12-23T00:00:00

Event: Attachment Hook, Boom, Cable, Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Metal, Panel, Rib, Scissor lift, Struck By
NAICS: 236210
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345744270
Employer profile: MORTON BUILDINGS, INC.
Summary number: 221430937
Report ID: 0524500
Project type: A
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee is struck by steel panels and receives rib fracture

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on December 23, 2021, an employee worked from a scissor lift while a rough terrain forklift moved a load of steel panels using a boom attachment and secured in a lifting cradle. At some point, a cable came off the hook to the boom attachment, the steel panels fell from the lifting cradle and slid into the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat rib fractures.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7004

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