Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147089.015 - Employee's leg is fractured in collision with two forklifts

Accident Summary Nr: 147089.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 12/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1569718.015	12/20/2021		323111	Lollicup Usa

Abstract: At 03:00 a.m. on December 01, 2021, an employee was following a coworker to a different part of the warehouse, both were operating forklifts. The coworker stopped at a pedestrian crosswalk; however, the employee did not see them stop and was not able to slow down in time. The employee stuck his foot out to try to stop the forklift and/or brace for the collision. The employee's leg bent out and was caught between the two forklifts. The employee suffered a fracture to left leg and foot and was hospitalized for 5 days.

Keywords: Ankle, Bracing, Caught Between, Caught In, Collision, Distracted driving, Foot, Forklift, Fracture, Leg, Machine operator, Operating, Operator, Pedestrian, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Printing, Struck By, Toe, Vehicle, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1569718.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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