Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201125663 - Employee Fractures Foot When Stuck Under Heavy Pallet

Accident Summary Nr: 201125663 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 07/14/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300843190	08/02/2005	4215	492110	Federal Express

Abstract: At about 3:00 p.m. on July 14, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were loading a pallet of parcels onto a transporter for transfer to an aircraft. Employee #1 was manually transporting the pallet, which weighed 5000 lbs, on a ball mat that enabled the heavy pallet to be moved with ease. As the pallet reached the end of the mat, it tipped. When Employee #1 attempted to move the pallet backward, his foot became trapped under the pallet's weight. He suffered a fracture on his foot and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, CAUGHT BY, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, PALLET, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300843190			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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