Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170184493 - Employee's ankle crushed by overturning forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170184493 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/03/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112120621	10/04/1991	1542	0	Plas-Tal Manufacturg Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on October 3, 1991, Employee #1, of Dinwiddie Construction Company, was operating a rough terrain forklift at a construction site in Los Angeles, CA. He ran the forklift up a side hill with the load elevated and unsecured against displacement. The forklift overturned, crushing the employee's left ankle. Los Angeles paramedics responded and transported Employee #1 to the UCLA Medical Center for surgery and other treatment. He had been allowed to operate the forklift, even though he was untrained.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNTRAINED, SLOPE, ANKLE, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112120621			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.