Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170872089 - Employee's leg injured when struck by falling material

Accident Summary Nr: 170872089 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125772848	09/03/1997	3412	0	Harvest Container Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was delivering cardboard orange display boxes to a customer and parked his tractor trailer on the street in front of the customer's facility. The customer started to unload the trailer using a forklift, while Employee #1 put out safety reflectors on the street. He then began to walk back to the cab of his truck to stay out of the way. The forklift was picking a load from the top of a stack when it became hung up momentarily. The pallet started to come apart and some of the load fell, striking Employee #1's right leg as he passed by. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, PALLETIZED CARGO, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125772848			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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