Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138579.015 - Employee fractures hip driving forklift into warehouse wall

Accident Summary Nr: 138579.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 07/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1549989.015	08/26/2021		493110	Penske Logistics, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on July 20, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a warehouse was being trained on forklift operation. The employee returned to work following lunch prior to the trainer returning and began to operate the forklift. The employee turned the forklift in the wrong direction and struck a wall. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured hip.

Keywords: Building, Crushed, Driving, Equipment Operator, Forklift, Fracture, Hip, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Laborer, Material Handling, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Training, Untrained, Wall, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1549989.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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