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Accident Summary Nr: 201070844 - Employee Injures Leg When Run Over By Forklift
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310810312 | 03/06/2007 | 1741 | 238140 | Rcp Block And Brick Inc |
Abstract: At 5:20 a.m. on December 13, 2006, Employee #1, a forklift operator, was logging the mileage of a forklift, while his manager using a Caterpillar forklift, Model Number DPK 30 K, Serial Number AT14036048, to stack concrete. As the manager stacking the concrete, he backed up and ran over Employee #1's right foot with the forklifts left rear tire. Employee #1 was taken to Sharp Hospital in Chula Vista, where he was hospitalized and treated for a broken right leg. His leg was fractured in seven to eight places on the tibia and fibula, including possible ligament damage to his right knee. The accident investigation revealed that Employee #1's manager did not see Employee #1 before backing up the forklift.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor's yard/facility | Other | Under $50,000 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310810312 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons |