Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141504.015 - Employee breaks rib, lacerates liver and ankle when struck b

Accident Summary Nr: 141504.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/21/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1565941.015	11/30/2021		337214	Miller Knoll Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 a.m. on September 21, 2021, an employee was working as a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) operator for a furniture manufacturer. The employee was standing at a make shift work area on a shelf of racking in the warehouse. The employee was struck by a coworker employee operating a Raymond R35-035TT Stand Up Forklift. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken rib, lacerations to her liver and a laceration requiring sutures on her lower right ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Chest, Contusion, Equipment Operator, Forklift, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Laceration, Leg, Liver, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Storage Rack, Struck By, Suture, Training, Unsafe Position, Warehouse, Work Station, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1565941.015	48	F	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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