Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125798421	03/26/1998	4225	0	Genco 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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