Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201174562 - Employee Is Injured While Troubleshooting Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201174562 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/30/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125720813	11/14/2003	5411	445110	Canned Foods Grocery Outlet Inc.

Abstract: An employee was troubleshooting a forklift to decide how to proceed with its repair. He was kneeling down behind the forklift checking fuses. He was unscrewing the cap on a fuse, when the forklift was, for an unknown reason, suddenly placed in high speed in reverse. The employee was pinned between the forklift he was troubleshooting and another forklift parked approximately 8 feet away. He sustained bruises, contusions, and abrasions, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, VEHICLE, PINNED, STARTED IN GEAR, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ABRASION, BACKING UP, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125720813			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Specified mechanics and repairers

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