Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170613418 - Employee's leg fractured when pallet jack strikes rack

Accident Summary Nr: 170613418 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 11/29/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125767541	01/09/1997	5411	0	Albertson'S

Abstract: Employee #1, a warehouse worker, was operating a motorized pallet jack that was carrying two loaded pallets. He was turning a 90 degree corner at the end of an aisle when he apparently lost control and the vehicle struck a row of storage racks. Employee #1's right leg was fractured when it hit a lateral steel member of the rack. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1 claimed that the jack's steering had malfunctioned. The equipment was subsequently checked by the maintenance department and found to operate normally.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, COLLISION, SHARP TURN, STORAGE RACK, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, LOST CONTROL, INATTENTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125767541			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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