Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116811.015 - Employee fractures leg when crushed by falling tote

Accident Summary Nr: 116811.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 05/31/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405422.015	06/04/2019		423110	Waters International Truck, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on May 31, 2019, an employee had been driving a delivery truck. While he was waiting at a loading dock, a 2640 pound tote was being moved by a forklift driver when it rolled off the forks onto the employee's lower leg. He suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Crushed, Delivery Work, Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Loading Dock, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Tote Box, Truck, Truck Driver, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1405422.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury

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