Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201058666 - Employee is injured when pinned between two forklifts

Accident Summary Nr: 201058666 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 05/18/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307161448	06/02/2004	5411	445110	Ralphs Grocery Co

Abstract: At approximately 8:16 a.m. on May 18, 2004, Employee #1, a forklift operator, was working in the Perishable Distribution Center of Ralph's Grocery Company. He was operating a standup forklift and was moving a pallet of packaged meat to a location in aisle 64, position 342. When he left the forklift to remove the wrapping from the pallet, a coworker approached him on another forklift to talk with him. The coworker did not stop in time and pinned Employee #1 between the two forklifts. Employee #1 fractured his pelvis and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, PINNED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PELVIS, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307161448			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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