Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170869143 - Employee's leg fractured in forklift collision

Accident Summary Nr: 170869143 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/26/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125857995	06/09/1999	2521	0	Herman Miller Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on May 26, 1999, Employee #1 was operating a forklift in a warehouse. He was traveling backward across the front of the warehouse, heading toward his supervisor to get instructions, when he approached another forklift. He tried to slow down by lifting his foot off the accelerator to activate the brake, but the forklift did not slow down. It struck the other vehicle, fracturing Employee #1's lower left leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, BRAKE, WAREHOUSE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, COLLISION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125857995			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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