Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138735.015 - Employee injures ankle in pallet jack operation incident

Accident Summary Nr: 138735.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/06/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1550705.015	08/12/2021		493110	Capstone Logistics, Llc

Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on August 6, 2021, an associate was staging pallets in front of door 7 using an electric pallet jack. While backing up without looking in the direction of travel, the pallet jack slid into a declined dock leveler and became stuck. Attempting to free the pallet jack, the associate stepped down and turned the control arm towards himself. In doing so, he inadvertently reversed the pallet jack, causing the platform to smash his ankle against the exposed concrete of the dock pit. The associate was hospitalized for treatment of the ankle injury.

Keywords: Ankle, Concrete, Crushed, Dock, Dock Worker, Pallet, Pallet Jack

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1550705.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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