Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14449268 - Employee injured when feet run over by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 14449268 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 04/14/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104574710	04/16/1986	1796	0	Jervis B. Webb Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104574777	04/16/1986	1542	0	United Parcel Service

Abstract: Employee #1 noticed that the engine kept racing on his forklift. It would not throttle down, so he stopped the forklift, shut off the engine, and dismounted. Employee #1 and his foreman then checked out the motor linkage. Employee #1 restarted the motor. It kept racing, so he and the foreman continued to adjust the linkage. While standing in the path of the wheels, Employee #1 accidentally brushed the converter selector switch. The forklift went into reverse gear, ran over both his ankles, and continued moving backward for at least 1,300 ft. Employee #1 was hospitalized for fractures to his feet and ankles.

Keywords: BRAKE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNMANNED, ANKLE, MAINTENANCE, IND TRK OPERATOR, VEHICLE IN GEAR, CONSTRUCTION, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104574710			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Operating engineers
2	104574777					Occupation Not Listed

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