Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170164370 - Employee injured when struck by forklift fork

Accident Summary Nr: 170164370 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/09/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111972253	08/07/1990	3544	0	Century Sales

Abstract: Employee #1 had used a forklift to bring a mold into the shop. He placed the mold on a drill press table, then went to the side of the mold to secure it to the table with a sling. As he did this, the forklift operator's foot slipped off the clutch and the forklift lurched forward a short distance. One of the forks struck Employee #1 in the side of the neck, fracturing a vertebra.

Keywords: FRACTURE, VEHICLE IN GEAR, SLIP, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, NECK, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111972253			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinists

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