Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144303.015 - Employee fractures leg, ankle, and foot when struck by falli

Accident Summary Nr: 144303.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 09/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1564188.015	09/23/2021		484110	Aguilar Trucking, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on September 8, 2021, an employee working as a forklift operator for a trucking company was told to unload wood. The employee began unloading the 8-foot by 4-foot sheets of wood from a 40-foot container. The sheets were leaning against the wall of the container when the load shifted and fell on the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured right leg, ankle and foot.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Container, Engineering Controls, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Foot, Fracture, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Load Shift, Material Handling, Metal container, Sheet, Struck By, Unloading, Unsafe Position, Unstable Load, Wood

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1564188.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.