Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201083029 - Employee Fractures Legs When Pinned by Pallet Jack

Accident Summary Nr: 201083029 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/26/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300801594	03/27/2001	2015	0	Zacky Farms, Inc.

Abstract: On October 26, 2000, an employer was engaged in the processing and shipping of poultry. In an attempt to move the Crown Pallet Jack, Model Number PE3540, Serial Number 6A160228, an untrained and unauthorized employee, inadvertently pulled the handle in a downward motion, causing the pallet jack to move in a backwards direction, pinning her against a concrete curb. The employee suffered compound fractures to both legs.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PINNED, CRUSHED, PALLET, JACK, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300801594			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Stock handlers and baggers

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