Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170843734 - Employee injured when knocked down by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170843734 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 12/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125511170	01/11/1999	2099	0	La Tortilla Factory, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing near a warehouse door talking with a coworker when a loaded forklift drove forward and knocked him over. He suffered a dislocated and fractured left elbow. The load on the forks obscured the operator's line of sight. The employer was cited for a general accident-related violation.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, DISLOCATED, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, ELBOW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125511170			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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