Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316346550 - Cardinal Health

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 11:15 a.m. on January 14, 2013 Employee #1, a truck operator of Cardinal Health sustained a serious leg injury while driving a forklift, when another forklift driver ran into him while moving wooden pallets. Employee #1, got on his lift and backed out (going in reverse) driving down the main walking aisle. At that same time, Employee #2 had picked up three broken pallets on his forks from another area and proceeded to the main walking aisle while traveling towards Employee #1. Employee #2 was in the process of doing a 3-point turn around to go up the R-2 aisle when Employee #1 and Employee #2's forklifts collided causing the serious injury when a broken piece of wood from one of the pallets stabbed through Employee #1's right calf. Employee #1's supervisor was in the receiving area and was notified by radio of the incident. Paramedics arrived and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital where he had surgery the next day and was hospitalized for 10 days.

Keywords: WOOD SLAB, COLLISION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, LEG