Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117904.015 - Employee's leg is punctured by PIV forks struck by other PIV

Accident Summary Nr: 117904.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 06/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1414977.015	07/11/2019		424130	Joshen Paper & Packaging Of Alabama Co. Corp.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on June 11, 2019, an employee was standing by a parked standup forklift when a coworker operating another standup fork lift was driving backwards toward her too fast. The coworker could not brake in time to avoid striking the parked standup lift. The employee was struck by the pallet and the forks of the lift puncturing her thigh on the forks and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Backing Up, Driver, Equipment Operator, Forklift, Industrial Truck, Laceration, Leg, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Puncture, Speeding, Stand-Up Operator, Struck Against, Struck By, Thigh, Walking Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1414977.015	40	F	Hospitalized injury

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