Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134753.015 - Employee fractures leg when struck by tipping reel

Accident Summary Nr: 134753.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/10/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1524878.015	04/13/2021		326211	Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations

Abstract: At 4:45 a.m. on April 10, 2021, Employee #1 was moving a material reel with a forklift at a manufacturing facility. As the employee was pulling the reel out, it rolled into a crack in the floor, causing it to tip over onto the employee. The 1,400-pound reel struck and broke the employee's leg. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the leg injury.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Crushed, Floor, Forklift, Fracture, Leg, Struck By, Tips Over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1524878.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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