Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201075686 - Forklift Operator Fractures Leg after Blacking Out

Accident Summary Nr: 201075686 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/17/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312684129	08/30/2010	3089	326199	Costco Wholesale Industries

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 17, 2010, an employee was working for the Costco retail warehouse club in National City, CA. This site had 150 full-time, regular employees. The employee was driving a forklift, when he blacked out and hit a storage rack, breaking his left leg. He was taken to UCSD Medical Center - Hillcrest, where he underwent surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, IND TRK OPERATOR, WAREHOUSE, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, STORAGE RACK, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312684129			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, light

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