Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102372.015 - Employee is injured when struck by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 102372.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 01/11/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1288962.015	01/19/2018		331222	Taubensee Steel & Wire Company

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on January 11, 2018, Employee #1 was walking to his work location. As he came to the end of a row of racking, a forklift with a coil of steel wire was approaching the rack. The forklift stopped at an intersection and the employee waved to the operator. He thought that he had the operator's attention; however, the operator did not see the employee walking in front of the rack. The forklift operator proceeded to place the coil into an open space on the rack, striking Employee #1. The employee sustained a broken left femur and a broken right foot.

Keywords: Foot, Fracture, Inattention, Leg, Obstructed View, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1288962.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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