Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170132302 - Employee injured when caught between forklift and trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 170132302 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 07/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123746703	07/28/1997	0722	0	Gerald E Phelan Inc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on or about July 25, 1997, Employee #1 was driving a truck and trailer for a hay recovery operation. A forklift was picking bales of hay from the fields and loading them onto the tractor trailer. On his second load, the forklift operator was approaching the trailer when he lost sight of Employee #1. He inadvertently struck Employee #1 and pinned him between the forklift and the trailer. Employee #1 suffered serious injuries, including two punctured lungs and broken ribs. He was transported by Lifeflight to OHSU, Portland, OR.

Keywords: LOADING, LUNG, AGRICULTURE, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRAILER, COMMUNICATION, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123746703			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Truck drivers, heavy

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