Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141986.015 - Employee injures legs after striking protective bollard on f

Accident Summary Nr: 141986.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 12/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1568982.015	12/07/2021		424490	Dot Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:31 a.m. on December 3, 2021, an employee was operating a forklift, traveling south away from a warehouse. At the same time, their coworker was operating a forklift traveling north, toward the warehouse. The coworker made an unexpected turned to better align their forklift to place pallets. The employee swerved to avoid a collision and struck a protective bollard. The employee had swelling in the left leg, numbness in the right leg and elevated blood pressure. The employee was hospitalized for further observation due to the elevated blood pressure.

Keywords: Collision, Forklift, High Blood Pressure, Ind Trk Operator, Leg, Numbness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1568982.015	38	F	Hospitalized injury		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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