Accident Report Detail

Accident: 144883.015 - Employee Injures Leg When Struck Against Pallet And Forklift

**Accident: 144883.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 11/30/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1567854.015	12/09/2021		Villita Avocados, Inc.

At 10:00 a.m. on November 30, 2021, an employee was checking on a forklift when another forklift was heading in his direction with loaded forks and an obstructe d view. The employee was struck by the pallet of the other loaded forklift and t he forklift the employee was operating. The employee was admitted and treated at the hospital for foot and leg related injuries.

Keywords: ankle, caught between, driving, food handling, food processing, foot, forklift, fracture, leg, obstructed view, pallet, powered industrial vehicle, struck against, toe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1567854.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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