Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 128780.015 - Employee incurs back injuries after pushed into table by PIT
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1488921.015 | 08/19/2020 | 332812 | Valmont Siouxland Galvanizing |
Abstract: At 7:18 a.m. on August 14, 2020, an employee was positioning a 4 foot by 4 foot 8-foot platform attached to a Toyota Model 8FDU25 forklift powered industrial truck (PIT) to untangle cables on a overhead hoist. The coworker operating the forklift got the pedals confused and pushed on the gas pedal pushing the platform into the employee. The employee was pushed into a steel table and fractured his lower back, requiring hospitalization.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1488921.015 | 54 | M | Hospitalized injury | Occupation not reported |