Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121235.015 - Employee fractures leg when pinned between forklift and equi

Accident Summary Nr: 121235.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 10/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1441683.015	10/30/2019		811310	Mh Equipment Co.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 14, 2019, an employee who worked as a Mechanic for an equipment company was attempting to repair a forklift that had a dead battery. The employee needed to move the forklift from the staging area to the shop work area. In order to do this, he attempted to energize the forklift with power from a portable battery pack using a jumper cable. When he energized the forklift, it unexpectedly drove backwards pinning the employee's leg in between the forklift and another piece of equipment. The employee fractured his lower leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Battery, Battery Charger, Caught Between, Crushed, Forklift, Leg, Maintenance, Material Handling, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441683.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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