OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690370
ARROW BUILDERS
GOLDEN VALLEY, MN·
Event description
Employees injured when catapulted from tipping forklift
Investigation abstract
At approximately 8:00 a.m. on January 3, 1986, Employees #1 and #2 were on a pla tform elevated by a forklift, preparing to place wood siding on the exterior of a building. While the forklift operator was trying to position the platform agai nst the building, the forklift tipped over, catapulting Employees #1 and #2 from the elevated work platform. Employee #1 sustained a mild concussion, swollen di sc, and bruises over his body. He was hospitalized. Employee #2 was bruised on t he back of both of his legs.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 23
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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