Accident Report Detail

Accident: 201480332 - Employee'S Leg Injured When Two Forklifts Collide

**Accident: 201480332 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 03/14/1997**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
119794097	04/11/1997	5141	Port Stockton Food Distributors Inc

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on March 14, 1997, Employee #1 was operating a #308 stand-up lift truck with a load trailing. He was driving down the center aisle of a warehouse when he struck a #400 stand-up lift truck that was being driven out of a side aisle. The other truck's forks were leading and were elevated approximately 15 in. off the ground. One of the forks struck Employee #1's left leg; he was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: ind trk operator, work rules, collision, industrial truck, mech mat handling, struck by, walk-behind forklift, motor vehicle, inattention, leg

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	119794097			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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