Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119575.015 - Employee fractures ankles from forklift brake failure

Accident Summary Nr: 119575.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 08/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1428449.015	09/05/2019		541614	Xpo Logistics Freight, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 p.m. on August 22, 2019, a dockworker was using a forklift (Toyota Forklift Number 466-7778, Model Number: 8FGCU30, Serial Number: 68189) to load freight onto a trailer. The dockworker parked the forklift onto the dock plate on a slight incline and set the parking brake. The forklift was carrying a skid and the forks were elevated approximately 8 inches from the ground. When the dockworker entered the trailer between the forklift and freight, the parking brake failed. As the forklift rolled forward into the trailer, the employee became pinned between two skids. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of left and right ankle fractures.

Keywords: Ankle, Brake, Brake failure, Dock, Dock Worker, Forklift, Fracture, Ind Trk Operator, Loading Dock, Material Handling, Pallet, Pinned

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1428449.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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