Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 142471.015 - Employee fractures elbow when struck by falling PIT load
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1571036.015 | 01/05/2022 | 493110 | Forward Air, Inc. |
Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on December 28, 2021, an employee was standing in a work facility having a conversation with Coworker #1. Coworker #2 was drove a forklift powered industrial truck (PIT) by the employee when the load slid off the pallet being moved. The load struck the employee, fracturing his elbow and requiring hospitalization.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury |
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1 | 1571036.015 | 47 | M | Hospitalized injury |