Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135123.015 - Employee suffers leg fracture on pallet jack industrial truc

Accident Summary Nr: 135123.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493678.015	09/18/2020		493110	Merit Logistics

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on August 7, 2020, an employee was travelling on a powered pallet jack (industrial truck) from point A to point B through an aisle. The employee attempted to squeeze through the aisle because there was another powered pallet jack parked in the same aisle he was travelling on. The employee lost control as he passed the parked pallet jack. The employee's pallet jack struck an adjacent rack which pinned down his lower leg between the lower rack protector plate of the rack system and the lower frame of the industrial truck he was operating. The impact of his lower leg being pinned down resulted in a right lower leg fracture. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Lost Control, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Storage Rack, Warehouse Aisle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493678.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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