Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170890826 - Employee's ankle fractured in pallet jack collision

Accident Summary Nr: 170890826 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 06/25/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125628107	07/30/1999	5143	0	Safeway Inc. - San Leandro Milk Plant

Abstract: On June 25, 1999, Employee #1 was operating a Crown pallet jack, serial # 430217, in the filler room of the Safeway, Inc., milk plant in San Leandro, CA. She was carrying a 960 lb load when she swerved to avoid a coworker. The weight of the load and the pallet jack's speed combined to generate enough momentum that Employee #1 lost control and the vehicle struck filling machine #4. Employee #1's left leg became caught between the pallet jack and the machine's skirting. A 3/4 in. wide adjustment rod that was 17 in. above the floor from and extended 2 in. from the skirt penetrated her left ankle, fracturing two bones. Employee #1 underwent emergency surgery and was hospitalized for three days following the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPEEDING, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COLLISION, MECH MAT HANDLING, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, LOST CONTROL, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125628107			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Food batchmakers

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