Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119439.015 - Employee injures leg when hit and dragged by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 119439.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1427400.015	08/27/2019		111219	Primetime Harvesting, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on August 19, 2019, Employee #1 was stooping, placing labels on boxes for shipment. This is considered to be a normal and natural condition for her job. A coworker, a forklift driver transporting a pallet of boxes, moved forward and struck Employee #1, and dragged her a short distance on the concrete floor. The forklift driver received a drug screening and tested positive for cocaine, amphetamines and meth-amphetamines. The driver was terminated two days after the accident. Employee #1 was hospitalized for five days to treat friction burns to the legs and paralysis of the right leg.

Keywords: Abrasive Burn, Dragged, Forklift, Forks, Leg, Pallet, Paralysis, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1427400.015	24	F	Hospitalized injury		Records clerks

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