Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201152659 - Employee injured when struck by forklift load back rest

Accident Summary Nr: 201152659 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119638104	08/17/1999	7699	0	Johnson Machinery

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on June 28, 1999, Employee #1 was removing the forks from a forklift when the load back rest came down and struck Employee #1 in the back. Employee #1 stated that he was removing the forks to do repair on the mask and that he usually chained the load back rest when taking off the forks. However, Employee #1 stated that he did not do so this time. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two weeks with a fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BACK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119638104			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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