Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201497468 - Forklift Operator's Arm Is Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 201497468 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/18/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316720747	02/04/2013	0761	115115	Ffa Farm Labor Services

Abstract: On October 18, 2012, Employee #1, a 58-year-old male with FFA Farm Labor Service based in Fresno, was dumping seed waste product into a highway truck trailer end-dump. He drove his forklift to the front of the trailer and climbed up the front of the trailer when it began to tip forward. Employee #1 tried to move back onto the forklift, but his arm became gripped between the cage on the forklift and the trailer front. Employee #1 was transported to Hanford Regional Medical Center for treatment to his right upper arm that caused him to undergo surgery to transplant a new artery from his leg.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, ROPS, DRIVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ARM, ARTERY, TRAILER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316720747			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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