Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138521.015 - Employee operating PIV bruises leg when pinched between pall

Accident Summary Nr: 138521.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 08/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1549687.015	08/25/2021		424490	Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on August 18, 2021, an employee working for a soft drink bottling operation was operating a powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was using the PIV to move pallets while he had his leg hanging over the side of the vehicle. The employee caught his leg between two pallets as a result. The employee was hospitalized to treat a bruised lower leg.

Keywords: Caught Between, Contusion, Crushed, Driving, Forklift, Industrial Truck, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Pinch Point, Pinched, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1549687.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury

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