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Accident Summary Nr: 170729446 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN FORKLIFT OVERTURNS

Accident Summary Nr: 170729446 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/18/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112021563	06/30/1993	3229	0	Libbey Company

Abstract: ON JUNE 18, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PERFORMING HER USUAL DUTIES AS A FORKLIFT OPERATOR. SHE HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO ASSIST AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR IN THE REMOVAL OF THE WORTHINGTON PIPELINE AFTER-COOLER, WHICH WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 700 POUNDS. A WATER SEPARATOR, WHICH IS A SEPARATE UNIT, WAS ATTACHED TO THE AFTER-COOLER. THIS ALSO WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 700 POUNDS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A CLARK FORKLIFT WITH A RATED CAPACITY OF 2,000 POUNDS. FAILURE TO DETACH THE WATER SEPARATOR FROM THE AFTER-COOLER BEFORE LIFTING CREATED A ONE-SIDED, UNSTABLE LOAD THAT CAUSED THE FORKLIFT TO TIP OVER AND EMPLOYEE #1 TO FALL FROM THE FORKLIFT. EMPLOYEE #1 SUSTAINED A FRACTURED KNEE AND HEAD OF THE TIBIA BONE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 6 DAYS AT PONOMA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, TIBIA, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112021563			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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