Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135630.015 - Employee sustains compound leg fractures in forklift acciden

Accident Summary Nr: 135630.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 05/13/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1531222.015	05/14/2021		444220	Rk Holdings, Llp

Abstract: At 8:00 p.m. on May 13, 2021, an employee was putting away empty pallets with a stand-up forklift and began to back-up and turn away from a pallet. The employee noticed that the forklift was about to strike a red steel structural pole, the employee attempted to avert the collision by extending their left leg. When the forklift struck the pole, the employees leg was caught between them. The employee sustained compound fractures to their tibia and fibula, was transported by helicopter to a hospital and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Backing Up, Caught Between, Compound Fracture, Fibula, Forklift, Fracture, Ind Trk Operator, Leg, Material Handling, Metal Pole, Stand-Up Forklift, Tibia

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1531222.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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