Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120364.015 - Employee injures leg when struck by forklift and falling pal

Accident Summary Nr: 120364.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1435020.015	10/02/2019		423610	Independent Electric Supply, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on August 13, 2019, an employee was operating a forklift and loading a pallet jack onto a flatbed truck. The pallet jack slid off the forks of the forklift. In an effort to prevent the jack from falling, the employee jumped off the forklift and was struck by it. Then, the employee's leg was injured when struck by the falling pallet jack. The employee was hospitalized for treatment over four days.

Keywords: Falling Object, Flatbed Truck, Forklift, Jump, Jump From Moving Equip, Leg, Loading, Pallet Jack, Slid, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1435020.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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