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Accident Summary Nr: 130986.015 - Employee fractures legs when pinned under forklift after fal

Accident Summary Nr: 130986.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 11/04/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1501673.015	11/09/2020		488510	Estes Express Line

Abstract: At 3:45 a.m. on November 4, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that provided long-haul and short-haul freight transportation via a fleet of trucks. He was operating a forklift. He struck the side of a trailer with the forklift and fell off. His legs were pinned under the forklift and crushed. The employer suffered leg fractures. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Crushed, Distribution Center, Fall, Forklift, Fracture, Ind Trk Operator, Leg, Material Handling, Mech Mat Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PIV, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Seat, Seat Belt, Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Transportation, Warehouse, Work Rules

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1501673.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury

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