Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170354963 - Employee injured when struck by overturned forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170354963 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/21/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120188164	04/26/1995	8021	0	Foundation Health

Abstract: On April 12, 1995, Employee #1, a forklift operator, was operating a 1956 Allis Chalmers forklift truck on a concrete floor in a warehouse. He had stored one pallet on the floor and drove 70 ft east to make a turn around a steel support beam. He was speeding and lost control. The forklift overturned on its right side and he fell and was pinned under the mast. He was hospitalized with a broken left leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, PINNED, SPEEDING, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, LEG, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120188164			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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