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Accident Summary Nr: 170698393 - Employee's leg and knee pinned against van

Accident Summary Nr: 170698393 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/23/1992
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
11993241612/03/199232110Angelus Block Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was unloading a pallet of concrete block into a client's van while the pallet was on the lift of a forklift. Contrary to company instructions, he left the motor running, the forks raised 24 in., and the hand brake disengaged. The forklift moved forward, pinning Employee #1's leg between the pallet and the bumper of the van. He sustained lacerations of the leg and knee, and will be out of work from 4 to 6 weeks.

Keywords: KNEE, BRAKE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, OFF LOADING, PALLET, MOTOR VEHICLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 119932416 Hospitalized injury Cut/Laceration Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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