Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201152733 - Employee breaks back while operating pallet rider

Accident Summary Nr: 201152733 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125960849	12/30/1999	4225	0	Target

Abstract: On August 28, 1999, and employee sustained a fracture to her back (L1, L2 and L3 vertebrae) while operating a pallet rider truck. The employee was in the practice phase of a structured industrial truck training program when the accident occurred. She apparently lost control as she maneuvered the pallet rider around a corner and down an aisle way in the distribution center. She became wedged between the bottom shelf of a storage rack and the pallet rider she was operating.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, TRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125960849			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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