Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170359913 - Employee's jaw is struck by handle of motorized hand truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170359913 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/26/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119992550	05/24/1993	5999	0	Smart & Final

Abstract: Employee #1 was unloading pallets of frozen food from a parked truck using a walk-behind motorized hand truck. While he was moving a pallet into the warehouse, the hand truck rolled backward and pinned Employee #1 between the hand truck and the side of the parked truck. The operator's handle on the hand truck swung up, striking and fracturing Employee #1's jaw.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNEVEN GROUND, PINNED, STRUCK BY, FACE, CART

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119992550			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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