Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134224.015 - Employee incurs lacerations when struck by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 134224.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 03/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1521023.015	03/23/2021		332996	Sanoh America, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:50 p.m. on March 15, 2021, an employee was walking in the aisle toward the baler, carrying empty boxes. The employee was struck by a forklift driven by a coworker. The coworker was traveling in reverse and turned into the aisle where the employee was walking. The coworker did not see the employee who was walking in the aisle carrying empty boxes. The employee sustained lacerations to the head and leg from shin to ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Aisle, Ankle, Backing Up, Baler, Blind Spot, Boxes, Carry, Forklift, Head, Laceration, Leg, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1521023.015	61	F	Hospitalized injury		Assemblers

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