Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137597.015 - Employee fractures, cuts leg rolling PIV into forklift forks

Accident Summary Nr: 137597.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 04/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1526607.015	04/21/2021		493120	Americold Logistics, Llc

Abstract: At 2:30 a.m. on April 12, 2021, an employee working as an equipment operator for a refrigerated warehousing and storage facility was operating a stand-up powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee exited the drive-in freezer with the PIV forks trailing. He was not looking in the direction of travel at which time a coworker, also a stand-up PIV operator, was standing nearby in the cab of his vehicle. The coworker was parked in the middle of the aisle trying to restart his PIV after it faulted out for operator error and shutdown. The employee rolled into the forks of the coworker's parked vehicle. The employee was hospitalized to treat leg injuries, including a fracture and a laceration to the back of his thigh which required surgery.

Keywords: Collision, Distracted driving, Driving, Equipment Operator, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Freezer, Freezer Compartment, Industrial Truck, Laceration, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rolled, Stand-Up Forklift, Storage unit, Struck Against, Struck By, Unsafe Position, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1526607.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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