Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139991.015 - Employee Incurs Fractures and Contusion to Foot and Ankle In

Accident Summary Nr: 139991.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 10/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1556989.015	10/08/2021		446191	Vitaquest International, Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on October 8, 2021, an employee was operating an electrical pallet jack to move palletized equipment in a warehouse at a machinery and equipment repair and maintenance facility. A coworker in the warehouse was restaging a forklift after changing out batteries near the charging station. The employee was towing a palletized load behind him and did not see the coworker with the forklift in the travel lane and collided with the forks. The employee sustained lacerations and contusions to his left foot and a fractured ankle. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Ankle, Collision, Contusion, Foot, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Laceration, Pallet, Pallet Jack, Palletized Cargo, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1556989.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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