Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106521.015 - Employee fractures ankle when driving forklift in reverse

Accident Summary Nr: 106521.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 06/13/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1323025.015	06/14/2018		491110	U.S. Postal Service W.P.B. Distribution Center

Abstract: At 2:38 p.m. on May 13, 2018, an employee was driving a forklift in reverse after picking up a pallet and caught his left ankle between it and a concrete safety column. The employee fractured his ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Caught Between, Column, Fracture, Pallet, Powered Industrial Vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1323025.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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