Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117545.015 - Employee Fractures Hip After Collision And Ejection From Pit

Accident Summary Nr: 117545.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1411589.015	06/27/2019		493110	Medline Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on June 26, 2019, an employee was operating a Walkee Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) and not not looking in the direction of travel when he struck a reach truck. The employee was ejected from the PIT, impacted the concrete floor, and incurred a broken right hip, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: blunt force, blunt force trauma, collision, concrete, distracted driving, driver, ejected, equipment operator, fracture, hip, inattention, industrial truck, material handling, motor vehicle, powered industrial vehi

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1411589.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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