Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170895395 - Employee fractures ankle in fall from runaway forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170895395 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 12/06/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120262233	12/20/1999	9199	0	La County Sanitation

Abstract: At approximately 8.30 a.m. on December 6, 1999, Employee #1, of the Los Angeles County Sanitation District, was driving a Hyster forklift without a load inside a landfill in Whittier, CA. He was heading down a grade leading to canyon #9 when the forklift picked up speed. Employee #1 tried to slow down but was unable to because the brakes were bad. He jumped off the forklift, fracturing his right ankle. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for nine days before being released to recuperate at home. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, BRAKE, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, SLOPE, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120262233			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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