Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126139146 - Employee injured when struck by rolling forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 126139146 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 07/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126139146	08/03/1999	5171	0	Mccormix Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a forklift and parked it on what appeared to be level ground. He dismounted, and after several seconds the forklift began rolling backward. The back of the forklift struck Employee #1, crushing him against a truck trailer. He sustained several fractured ribs, for which he was hospitalized. The forklift was 35 years old, and neither the service brakes nor the parking brake were up to manufacturer's standards.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, BRAKE, WORK RULES, DRIVER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RIB, UNMANNED, MECH MALFUNCTION, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126139146			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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