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Accident Summary Nr: 144872.015 - Employee breaks leg when struck by unattended PIT
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1574792.015 | 01/19/2022 | 561320 | Zjr Staffing S Corp |
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, Driver, Engineering Controls, Forklift, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Loading Dock, Lost Control, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Run Over, Safety Shoe, Struck By, Training, Walking Surface, Warehouse
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1574792.015 | 45 | M | Hospitalized injury | Sales workers, hardware and building supplies |