Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170152797 - Employee's knee dislocated by forklift accident

Accident Summary Nr: 170152797 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 01/09/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120068408	01/19/1993	4225	0	Central Purchasing, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:02 a.m. on January 9, 1993, Employee #1 was driving a forklift that went out of control. There were no witnesses. Employee #1 said that the forklift's steering locked. Suffering a possible dislocation of his left knee, he was taken to Pleasant Valley Hospital, where he was treated and released. The employer admitted to having no posted rules on forklift operations; however, employees are trained. A citation T8CCR 3664(a) was issued for failure to post operating rules. The forklift checked out in good operating condition after the accident.

Keywords: KNEE, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, DISLOCATED, LOST CONTROL, MECH MALFUNCTION, STEERING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120068408			Non Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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