Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137441.015 - Employee fractures feet when struck by falling forklift fork

Accident Summary Nr: 137441.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 11/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1505161.015	12/07/2020		337110	L.A. Forklift Solutions, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:50 p.m. on November 30, 2020, an employee was working as a technician for an employer that provides repair services for forklifts, forklift sales and rentals. The employee was tying a mast to the carriage of a Toyota Model 7FGCU30 Forklift Truck (Serial Number 67872) using a ratchet tie down strap. When the employee turned around the strap broke and the forks fell and hit his feet. There were no witnesses to the incident. A coworker who was the employee's immediate supervisor and the service manager was in his office at the time. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to both feet.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Falling Object, Foot, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Mast, Motor Vehicle, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Repair, Strap, Struck By, Technician, Tie-Down Strap, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1505161.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Technicians, n.e.c.

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