Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127101.015 - Employee breaks bones in neck when forklift strikes bar in f

Accident Summary Nr: 127101.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 06/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1479547.015	06/17/2020		484121	Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on June 10, 2020, an employee was driving a forklift. A forklift fork struck a metal bar in the floor, causing the forklift to abruptly stop. The employee's upper torso was propelled toward the front of the forklift, with his head striking the cage between the driver and the mast. The employee suffered broken bones in the neck and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Driving, Floor, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Head, Metal Bar, Neck, Propelled, Struck Against, Torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1479547.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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