Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137767.015 - Employee strains back in fall from dock driving forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 137767.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 07/29/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1545511.015	08/03/2021		488490	Estes Express Lines Corp.

Abstract: At 11:42 p.m. on July 29, 2021, an employee working as a forklift operator for a trucking company was loading pallets of merchandise inside a parked trailer. A coworker operating a mule attached his vehicle to the trailer and drove off about 10 to 15 feet from the bay deck. At the same time, the employee was placing a pallet of merchandise inside the trailer. The employee fell to the ground along with his forklift. The employee was hospitalized to treat a strained back.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chock, Communication, Dock, Dock Worker, Driving, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Forklift, Industrial Truck, Loading, Loading Dock, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Palletized Cargo, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Strain, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1545511.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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