Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14541791 - STRUCK BY INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14541791 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/23/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2167419	08/23/1985	5731	0	Circuit City

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SEATED AT A COMPUTER TERMINAL MOUNTED ON A TABLE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ,DRIVING A FORKLIFT, BACKED OUT OF AN ADJACENT AISLE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND WEDGED BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FORKLIFT, NO LONGER BEING BRAKED AND STILL IN REVERSE GEAR, CONTINUED BACKING UP. THE FORKLIFT STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, CAUSING INTERNAL INJURIES.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, BRAKE, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2167419			Hospitalized injury	Other	Material recording, sched'g & distr. clerks n.e.c.

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