Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201113644 - Employee injured when struck by load from industrial truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201113644 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126179050	01/07/2002	5093	0	Pdq Auto Wrecking

Abstract: On May 7, 2001, Employee #1 was employed by PDQ Auto Wrecking. PDQ Enterprises is an establishment which salvages vehicles and sells the parts of the vehicles wholesale to the public. In the yard area, salvaged vehicle parts are pulled for resale or disposed of into dump trucks for salvage by using an industrial truck. Employee #1 was injured when the industrial truck he was driving collapsed while lifting approximately 500 pounds in excess of its maximum load capacity. Employee #1 suffered serious injuries to his face, hearing, and vertebrae. Employee #1 was in the hospital for eight days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, OVERLOADED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FACE, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126179050			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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