Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170736342 - Employee's ankle fractured when struck by pallet

Accident Summary Nr: 170736342 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 03/18/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119868917	04/18/1995	5411	0	Ralphs Grocery

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on March 18, 1995, Employee #1 was picking up orders in the company's cold warehouse. His right foot was on the ground between two pallets. A coworker struck one of the pallets with a hand-driven pallet jack. The pallet crushed Employee #1's right ankle. He was taken to Suburban Hospital and admitted. He is now being treated as an outpatient.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, PALLET, STRUCK BY, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, ANKLE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119868917			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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