Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170377477 - Employee injured when crushed by forklift carriage

Accident Summary Nr: 170377477 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 06/07/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125570523	06/11/1996	3599	0	Cool Pacific

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a forklift to stack pallets of boxes in storage when he dismounted to adjust a pallet on the forks. He was standing on the ground to the left of the forks when he tried to reverse the forklift and inadvertently activated the carriage level. The carriage shifted toward the left, crushing the left side of Employee #1's head and his right shoulder against the metal storage rack support.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, UNMANNED, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125570523			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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