Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201380946 - Employee's Leg Is Fractured When Pinned by Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201380946 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 03/08/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308626183	03/09/2007	4311	491110	U.S. Postal Service

Abstract: On March 8, 2007, Employee #1, a forklift operator, was using a Clark Model Number ESMII-15S, Serial Number ESM247-0079-8707FB, Type E narrow aisle forklift. His training and evaluation were current and within the last three years. He was travelling with the forklift in reverse and did not have a load on the forks. He was working alone, when he drove into a wall, pinning his leg between the forklift and the wall. He stated the forklift unexpectedly lurched forward. He fractured his left cuneiform, ankle, calcareous, patella, and femur and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PINNED, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MOTOR VEHICLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308626183			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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