Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201088325 - Employee's Ankles Are Fractured by Backing Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201088325 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/29/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125763417	01/10/2007	2033	311421	Neil Jones Food Co Dba Tomatek

Abstract: At approximately 3:20 p.m. on August 29, 2006, Employee #1 was working at a tomato processing facility. He placed a pallet sheet on the warehouse wall, and was out of sight, behind a stacked pallet. He was injured when he stepped out from behind the stacked pallet and was struck by a backing forklift. Employee #1 was treated at Madera Community Hospital, then hospitalized at University Medical Center, in Fresno, California, for two fractured ankles.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, FRACTURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, ANKLE, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, POOR VISIBILITY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125763417			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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