Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130310.015 - Employee crushes leg when pinned by forklift rollover protec

Accident Summary Nr: 130310.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 10/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497240.015	10/13/2020		532420	Equipment Finders Inc Of Tennessee

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on October 13, 2020, an employee working as a driver for a construction equipment rental company was loading an electric forklift onto the back of a flatbed truck. The ramp was damp and at an angle. The forklift slid down and off of the ramp. The employee jumped from the forklift resulting in the rollover protection landing on his leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat a crushed leg.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushed, Driver, Flatbed Truck, Forklift, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Jump From Moving Equip, Leg, Loading, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, ROPS, Roll-Over, Slip, Slippery Surface, Weather, Wet

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497240.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Diver

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