Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122351.015 - Employee Fractures Leg In Collision While Operating Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 122351.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1431343.015	09/17/2019		444130	Ace Hardware Corporation

Abstract: At 7:40 p.m. on August 29, 2019, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift at a retail hardware store. The employee was transporting items to other areas for coworkers to stock at their proper locations. While the employee was operating the forklift, he was approaching a parked forklift and lifted his foot up to stop his forklift. However, the forklift he was driving did not stop and he ran into the parked forklift. The employee sustained a fracture to his left leg in the collision and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Collision, Forklift, Fracture, Ind Trk Operator, Leg, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Retail, Retail Store, Stand-Up Forklift

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1431343.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Stock and inventory clerks

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