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Accident Summary Nr: 128893.015 - Employee fractures and punctures ankle when struck by PIV fo

Accident Summary Nr: 128893.015 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 08/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489581.015	08/24/2020		238150	Kohler Co.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on August 10, 2020, an employee working for a glass and glazing contractor was operating a stand-up forklift in an aisle. A coworker was also operating a stand-up forklift nearby. The coworker stopped at the main aisle before proceeding forward but stopped when he saw another lift approaching from the north. The coworker backed up the forklift and struck the employee who was directly behind. The fork of coworker's forklift went through the employee's left ankle. The employee was hospitalized to treat a punctured and fractured ankle.

Keywords: Aisle, Ankle, Foot, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Stand-Up Forklift, Struck By, Warehouse Aisle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1489581.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

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