Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170208896 - Employee's ankle fractured when struck by forklift wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 170208896 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/28/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111986196	08/01/1991	3221	0	Anchor Glass Container Corp

Abstract: At approximately 8:20 a.m. on July 28, 1991, Employee #1, of Anchor Glass Container Corp., was leaving his elevated work station to go on break. Instead of taking the designated walkway, he crossed over a conveyor system and went behind a forklift. Although the forklift operator initially saw Employee #1 when he was about 10 feet away, she did not see him when she backed up. The wheel of the forklift struck and fractured Employee #1's right ankle. General violations of T8CCR 3203(a)(6) and 3203(a)(7) were issued.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, ANKLE, BACKING UP, FOOT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111986196			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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