Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126336.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when forklift tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 126336.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 05/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475979.015	05/21/2020		336992	U.S. Army Material Command/Tacom

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on May 15, 2020, an employee was unloading materials in a lay down yard. The employee was traveling downhill at speeds of up to seven miles per hour in a 5,700-pound forklift. The employee's forklift hit a pothole, causing the forklift to tip over onto its left side. The employee sustained three skull fractures, three broken ribs and a broken left collarbone. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Collarbone, Forklift, Fracture, Rib, Skull, Speeding, Tips Over, Unloading

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1475979.015	47	F	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Skidsteer/Bobcat

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