Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1469000.015 - Kuhn North America, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1469000.015

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 03/12/2020

Site Address:
Kuhn North America, Inc.
1501 W. 7th Avenue
Brodhead, WI 53520

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 167, Brodhead, WI 53520

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333111/Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/26/2020

Emphasis: L:Piv

Case Closed: 05/01/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	1551657	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 125496.015

Event: 02/20/2020

Employee sustains broken leg when struck by forklift

At 8:00 a.m. on February 20, 2020, an employee and a coworker were manually moving a cart used to hang parts for painting. As they were crossing the aisle space in the paint department, a forklift operator mounted a Caterpillar electric sit down-type forklift (Model 2EC25, Serial Number A2EC2C2869712708AI) that was parked adjacent to the parts cart and facing away from the cart. The forklift operator began backing the forklift, without looking rearward for obstructions. The forklift operator had mistakenly pressed the forklift throttle, rather than the brake and hit the employee. The employee sustained a fracture to the lower right leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Aisle, Backing Up, Brake, Cart, Forklift, Fracture, Leg, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1469000.015	23	F	Hospitalized injury		Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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