Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120130.015 - Employee Fractures Ankle When Struck By Forklift Load

Accident Summary Nr: 120130.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 09/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1433002.015	09/25/2019		332322	Eastern Sheet Metal, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on September 16, 2019, an employee was loading a decoiler machine with a roll at a sheet metal work manufacturing facility. The 705 lb steel coil roll was lifted with a wire mesh sling suspended on the forks of a forklift. When the load shifted, the coil struck the employee and caused him to fracture his ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Broken Bone, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Load Shift, Loading, Roll, Sling, Steel, Struck By, Suspended Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1433002.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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