Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201126018 - Employee Fractures Leg Between Pallet Jack and Door

Accident Summary Nr: 201126018 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/19/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300844529	04/22/2006	5231	444190	Home Depot

Abstract: At approximately 12:50 a.m. on April 19, 2006, Employee #1 was operating an electric pallet jack hand truck, Serial Number 112 0561209, at a Home Depot. The pallet jack was equipped with a control handle that, when released on the control tongue, brakes were applied and the power to the drive motor was shut off. The employee lost control of the pallet jack, and it collided with a bailer door. The employee's leg was crushed between the pallet jack and the bailer door. He suffered a fractured leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MECH MAT HANDLING, LOST CONTROL, DOOR, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300844529			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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