Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 104764.015 - Employee'S Ankle Is Crushed While Operating Forklift

**Accident: 104764.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 04/12/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1309232.015	04/17/2018		Smithfield Packaged Meat Corp.

At 4:00 p.m. on April 12, 2018, an employee was receiving forklift training, and he lost control of the forklift. He attempted to stop the fork lift from crash ing by using his foot, resulting in a fractured ankle. He was hospitalized for ankle surgery.

Keywords: ankle, collision, lost control, powered industrial vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1309232.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Skidsteer/Bobcat

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