OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221435589

MATERIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC.

DES MOINES, IA· 2022-02-01T00:00:00

Event: Ejected, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Head, Ind Trk Operator, Laceration, Storage Rack, Unconsciousness
NAICS: 493110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345768394
Employer profile: MATERIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC.
Summary number: 221435589
Report ID: 0751910

Event description

Employee sustains head lacerations from falling metal rack

Investigation abstract

At 8:09 a.m. on February 1, 2022, an employee stacked approximately eight green employee was hospitalized. metal racks using a forklift. After stacking the racks, the forks were still inserted into the racks and were pressed down on the bottom four racks. The employee began to back up the forklift while they were completely turned around and the top few racks started to fall. The top rack hit the top of the forklift, got stuck, and swung towards the unframed side of the forklift. One of the corner posts of the rack impacted the employee's head, rendering him unconscious and ejecting him from the forklift. The employee landed on the floor and sustained a laceration on the left side of the head, requiring stitches. The

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 54 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
883

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