Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128379.015 - Employee carrying ladder incurs fractures when struck by PIT

Accident Summary Nr: 128379.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/04/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486978.015	08/06/2020		115115	Valley Produce Harvesting, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on July 4, 2020, an employee had finished picking grapefruit for the day when he put his ladder over his shoulder and headed down the narrow mountain road. A coworker was driving forward on a forklift carrying a load of four bins to the waiting trucks for loading. The bins were stacked in a manner that obstructed the forward view. The employee was thrown to the ground after the ladder he was carrying was struck by the forklift. The employee was hospitalized with pelvic and lumbar fractures.

Keywords: Agriculture, Back, Forklift, Fracture, Hip, Industrial Truck, Ladder, Lumber, Motor Vehicle, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Obstructed View, Pelvis, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Road, Struck Against, Struck By, Vehicle, Walking Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1486978.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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