Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170617500 - Employee's foot injured when run over by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170617500 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/01/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111954285	07/24/1996	0723	0	Harding & Leggett, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1's shipping office was about 40 ft from the main aisle of a warehouse that was filled with approximately 6 ft tall pallets of oranges ready for shipment. At a height of 5 ft 9 in., Employee #1 could not see over the pallets. As he walked toward the main aisle, a coworker was driving a forklift down the aisle, looking to the left to see if any product needed to be picked up. Employee #1 was not paying attention and suddenly walked right in the path of the forklift. It ran over his left foot and he was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: WAREHOUSE, AGRICULTURE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RUN OVER, FOOT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111954285			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, related agricultural occupations

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