Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170196554 - Employee's leg injured when jammed between forklifts

Accident Summary Nr: 170196554 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/20/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111914180	09/12/1990	5149	0	Market Wholesale

Abstract: On August 20, 1990, Employee #1 was working for a large, multi-location wholesale grocery distributor. His work site had switched from conventional rider-type forklifts to stand-up electric lifts about 1 year earlier, and the drivers had been given transitional training. Employee #1 was approaching a parking area in reverse, without a load. Another forklift was parked in his line of travel and he raised his left leg off the dead-man power brake pedal. In doing so, he extended his left foot and lower leg past the plane of the back of the lift. Employee #1's vehicle collided with the stationary truck, and his left leg and knee were seriously injured when jammed against the front of the driver's compartment. Employee #1 had over 20 years of work experience.

Keywords: KNEE, IND TRK OPERATOR, WAREHOUSE, COLLISION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111914180			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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