Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170563324 - Employee's pelvis broken when pinned by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170563324 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 05/21/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124630054	05/23/1994	4225	0	Fleming Companies Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 released the handle of an electric forklift and dismounted the forklift while it was still moving. Once the operator lets go of the handle of this type of forklift, it sets a brake that stops the lift gradually. Employee #1 misjudged the distance that the truck would need to stop. The truck struck him and pinned him to a post. Employee #1's pelvis was broken and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, BRAKE, PINNED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, UNMANNED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124630054			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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