OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221490881
PCN3, INC.
OCEANSIDE, CA·
Event description
Employee is struck by falling forklift boom, receives multip
Investigation abstract
At 10:53 a.m. on February 26, 2022, an employee assisted a coworker with the placement of material onto a roof and was guiding a load of sheet metal decking rigged and hoisted by a telehandler forklift (Make: JCB, Model Number: 51056, Serial Number: JCB5CG7GJK2795168). While the employee stood under the load to guide it, the extended forklift boom fell off and struck the employee on the back and the employee fell approximately three feet into a hole on the roof. The employee was hospitalized to treat a back injury, contusion, and torn ligament to the right ankle.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 57 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 7004
- Fall distance
- 4
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