Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171057433 - Employee's leg injured when run over by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 171057433 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 02/26/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126799576	03/12/1999	7699	0	Industrial Instruments Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was acting as an on-the-job trainer, observing a coworker drive a forklift in a parking lot. He decided to stand on the forks, which were approximately 6 in. above the surface of the pavement and spread approximately 18 in. apart. The forklift was moving forward at approximately 3 mph when it struck a uneven storm drain. Employee lost his balance and fell into the parking lot, where the forklift ran over his lower right leg.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, LOST BALANCE, RUN OVER, WORK SURFACE, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126799576			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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