Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 142363.015 - Employee injures leg when struck by forklift
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1570629.015 | 12/30/2021 | 115115 | De La Cruz Farm Labor Contracting |
Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on December 16, 2021, an employee, a harvest laborer, was picking lemons from a lemon tree and putting them into a large bin in a field. The bins were lifted by an off-terrain powered industrial truck and taken out of the field. The employee was standing near a lemon bin talking to a coworker while another coworker was training on driving the truck and was traveling with a bin. The coworker's vision was in the direction of travel however he was obstructed by a tree. The wheel of the truck struck and pinned the employee's left leg against the bin. Paramedics were called and the employee was taken to a local hospital, where he was admitted and later required surgery.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1570629.015 | 25 | M | Hospitalized injury | Farm workers |