Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120730.015 - Employee injures leg when struck by forklift counterweight

Accident Summary Nr: 120730.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 09/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1428459.015	09/05/2019		493110	Odw Logistics

Abstract: On September 5, 2019, an employee was stepping off his parked NISSAN Model MCPL02A25LV forklift just as a coworker was backing his forklift into a parking spot. As the the employee left his vehicle, the counterweight from the coworker's forklift struck him in the lower left leg. The employee sustained a soft injury to his leg that resulted in traumatic compartment injury and required hospitalization. The employee did not fracture his leg, but was hospitalized from August 30, 2019 until September 18, 2019.

Keywords: Backing Up, Contusion, Counterweight, Driver, Forklift, Inattention, Leg, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Parking, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Walking Surface, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1428459.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, light

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