Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200770295 - Employee's leg lacerated by metal truck trim

Accident Summary Nr: 200770295 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300545878	10/02/1998	4213	0	George Delallo Company Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a driver for a transport company, was making a delivery at another employer's warehouse. A coworker operating a pallet jack mis-steered the vehicle, pulling a piece of metal truck frame into Employee #1's leg. The coworker then panicked and moved the pallet jack further instead of stopping it. Employee #1 sustained lacerations but did not require hospitalization. Both he and the coworker were well-trained and the pallet jack was operating properly.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, DRIVER, LACERATION, MECH MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, LEG, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300545878			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Driver-sales workers

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