Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145185.015 - Employee Fractures Foot When Struck By Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 145185.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1561428.015	11/02/2021		484230	Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

Abstract: At 6:03 a.m. on October 12, 2021, an employee was walking down a loading dock where a coworker was moving pallets out of a trailer at a freight warehouse. The coworker operating the forklift was maneuvering to avoid a pallet on the ground and he was not looking back while backing out of a trailer. The forklift struck the employee who walking down the loading dock. The employee suffered left ankle fracture and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Forklift, Fracture, Inattention, Loading Dock, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Tractor Trailer, Tractor--Truck, Trailer, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1561428.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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