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Accident Summary Nr: 170618201 - Employee's leg fractured between pallet & pallet jack

Accident Summary Nr: 170618201 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/22/1998
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12579842103/26/199842250Genco Distribution System

Abstract: At approximately 10:35 p.m. on January 22, 1998, Employee #1, age 19, was walking backward, pulling a pallet jack. When he turned around, he noticed a pallet in front of him. Employee #1 attempted to jump over the pallet, but his leg became caught between the stationary pallet and the pallet jack. He fractured his lower right leg, for which he was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: FRAC TANK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, WALKING BACKWARD, HOUSEKEEPING, INATTENTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 125798421 Hospitalized injury Fracture Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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