Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170179162 - Employee's knee injured in forklift collision

Accident Summary Nr: 170179162 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 03/27/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112225347	04/04/1991	0723	0	Saticoy Lemon Association

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on March 27, 1991, Employee #1, a forklift operator, was driving an end control pallet truck down an aisle in the packing plant. The forks were loaded with a pallet stacked 6 ft high with cardboard boxes containing lemons. Employee #1's forward view was obstructed by the load, and he collided with a second truck. He was transported by private vehicle to Gold Coast Clinic, in Oxnard, CA; he was later transferred to Pleasant Valley Hospital for knee surgery. The employer was cited for a general violation of T8CCR 3664 (a)(1).

Keywords: KNEE, IND TRK OPERATOR, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, COLLISION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112225347			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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