Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 144411.015 - Employee's leg is fractured when forklift goes into skid
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1580917.015 | 03/01/2022 | 311224 | Caloy Company, Lp |
Abstract: At 4:15 p.m. on February 23, 2022, an employee was working for a firm that processed oil from soybeans and other oilseeds. He operated industrial trucks and tractor equipment. Employee #1 was driving a Unicarrier model number MUG1F2A30LV forklift. He was dumping full bins of walnut oil stock into the hopper T301 day bin to go to the oil mill system in the firm's back yard area. At the time of the incident, he was carrying an empty wooden bin. He lost control of his forklift and slid sideways. He skidded and collided with a full wooden bin in front of the stock pile. His leg was caught between the forklift and the bin. He suffered the fracture of the distal end of his left tibia and fibula. He was hospitalized.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1580917.015 | 31 | M | Hospitalized injury | Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators |