Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170622526 - Employee fractures ankle in pallet jack collision

Accident Summary Nr: 170622526 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/26/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120335419	08/18/1994	7363	0	Manpower

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on July 26, 1994, Employee #1 was operating a motorized pallet jack while his right foot was partially hanging off of the platform. He backed into a wooden pallet and crushed his right ankle between the pallet and the motorized pallet jack. Employee #1 fractured his right ankle and was transported by paramedics to Roseville Hospital, where he was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PALLET, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, ANKLE, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120335419			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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