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Accident Summary Nr: 124731.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries when struck by falling p

Accident Summary Nr: 124731.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 03/03/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1469172.015	03/11/2020		311812	Main Street Gourmet

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on March 3, 2020, an employee working as a forklift operator for a commercial bakery was attempting to pick up a loaded 500-pound pallet from the top shelf of a racking system that stood approximately 30 feet high. The pallet came into contact with the pallet adjacent to it on the rack causing the other pallet to fall off the racking system and onto the employee as he exited his PIV. The employee sustained multiple injuries including a possible concussion and fractures and lacerations to his head, face, nose, lip, ribs, hip, chest, arms, legs, abdomen and ankle. The employee required hospitalization for treatment, which included surgery on his leg.

Keywords: Abdomen, Ankle, Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Concussion, Face, Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Head, Hip, Industrial Truck, Laceration, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Mouth, Nose, PIV, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Storage Rack, Strain, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1469172.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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