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Accident Summary Nr: 170199335 - Employee's leg injured when crushed under forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170199335 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 02/01/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111945457	05/17/1991	1381	0	Cleveland Drilling

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on February 1, 1991, Employee #1 was driving a Case 580 forklift truck at an oil well drilling site. As he attempted a turn near an embankment, the steering failed and the forklift went over the small bank. The lift overturned, catching Employee #1's leg under the fender. He suffered a crushed left foot and thigh and a severed artery. He was admitted to Memorial Hospital for surgery.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, IND TRK OPERATOR, OIL WELL DRILLING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ARTERY, LEG, OVERTURN, STEERING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111945457			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, extractive occupations

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