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Accident Summary Nr: 142940.015 - Employee breaks leg when struck by unattended PIT

Accident Summary Nr: 142940.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 01/15/2022
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1573780.01501/19/2022484110Stg Logistics

Abstract: At 4:00 a.m. on January 15, 2022, an employee was manually moving merchandise in the warehouse near the loading docks while forklift powered industrial truck (PIT) operations were being conducted. A coworker parked his PIT near the loading dock and left the vehicle running and unattended near the employee. The PIT began to roll backwards and struck the employee in the leg. The employee incurred a broken leg and lacerations and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Contusion, Engineering Controls, Forklift, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Run Over, Struck By, Training, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1573780.015 45 M Hospitalized injury Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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