Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116010.015 - Employee caught between forklifts fractures pelvis

Accident Summary Nr: 116010.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 04/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398476.015	05/06/2019		423330	American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on April 26, 2019, an employee was working for a merchant wholesaler of roofing, siding, and insulation material. The firm sold supplies for builders and contractors. The employee was operating a forklift at a supply distribution warehouse. He had set the brakes on the forklift and stepped off of the equipment to speak with a supervisor. As he was talking to the supervisor, his forklift rolled forwarded. The employee was pinned and crushed between his forklift and the supervisor's parked forklift. He suffered a fractured pelvis. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Brake, Brake failure, Caught Between, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Forklift, Fracture, Ind Trk Operator, Pelvis, Pinned, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1398476.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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