Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201054459 - Employee Injured When Forklift Falls

Accident Summary Nr: 201054459 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 08/22/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300776135	11/21/2000	5093	0	Allan Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was unloading bales of paper from a truck trailer at dock space Number 2. The trailer had no chock blocks to prevent rolling and the brakes were not set. Employee #1 had unloaded the first two bales from the trailer and put them in the warehouse. Employee #1 was unloading the third bale when the trailer rolled away from the dock. The rear half of the forklift drove off the edge of the trailer. The rear wheels of the forklift were hanging off the edge of the trailer and started to fall, but the bale of paper on the forks was pinned to the top of the trailer and prevented the forklift from falling between the loading dock and the trailer. Employee #1 fell from the forklift and received a compound fracture to the right leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: CHOCK, FRACTURE, BRAKE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, FALL, TRAILER, LOADING DOCK, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300776135			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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