Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14456248 - Employee's hip fractured when struck by forklift mast

Accident Summary Nr: 14456248 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/26/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15199698	09/28/1984	3531	0	Rite Way Parts

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing beside his pickup truck watching a concrete truck being loaded onto the truck's bed. The forklift was running on an angle and parallel with the asphalt loading ramp. The load shifted to the left, causing the forklift to tip over. As Employee #1 ran away from the tipping forklift, he was struck on his right hip by the lift's mast and knocked to the ground. He sustained a fractured hip.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOAD SHIFT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, HIP, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15199698			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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