Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101272.015 - Employee is pinned by lift forks and leg bones are fractured

Accident Summary Nr: 101272.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 10/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1276548.015	12/04/2017		238320	Niles Industrial Coatings Llc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on October 27, 2017, Employee #1, employed by an industrial materials company, was attempting to remove a 55-gallon drum from the raised forks of a PDM Big Joe powered industrial truck. The drum, which was approximately 5 feet above the floor, crashed down from the forks. Employee #1's left leg was pinned between the forks and the truck's outrigger leg. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to both bones in his left lower leg.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Construction, Falling Object, Fracture, Leg, Material Handling, Outrigger, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1276548.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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