Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201094190 - Employee injured when forklift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 201094190 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 04/26/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300808706	05/12/2000	3724	0	Boeing Company

Abstract: On April 26, 2000, Employee #1, of Boeing, was using a Yale forklift to transport proof load weights of 6,300 lb down a grade steeper than 10:1, with the forks pointing downhill. He lost control of the vehicle and it overturned, fracturing his lower leg. Employee #1 should have had the forks pointing uphill when descending a steep grade.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, STEEP GRADE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, LEG, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300808706			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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