$1M
Construction Accident
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Case Details
$1,000,000 settlement to roofer with crush injury to right foot. Our roofer client was struck in the right foot with a propane tank weighing approximately 250 pounds that fell from a forklift. The forklift operator failed to secure the propane gas cylinder to the forks of the forklift so as to prevent it from rolling forward. The risk was increased because the forklift truck was not on level ground and was actually tilting forward due to the slope of the sidewalk where the incident occurred. Defendant had no written safety program nor did it require its general manager to perform any safety management tasks. Our client testified that on prior occasions when he picked up roofing supply materials at Defendant’s premises, the propane tanks were fastened to the forks by way of “2 x 4” piece of wood. On the day of the incident, he believed that the propane tank (which was hidden underneath a large piece of plywood) was fastened/secured to the forks. As soon as he lifted the plywood from the forks, the propane tank rolled off and struck him on the right foot.
Additional Notes
Roofer suffered crush injury to foot when unsecured 250-pound propane tank fell from forklift. Forklift operator failed to secure tank; defendant lacked safety program.