Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201506219 - Employee Is Injured by Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201506219 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/08/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307340786	12/19/2005	7361	561310	Staffmark

Abstract: On December 8, 2005, Employee #1 was performing a u-turn with a stand-up forklift in a warehouse. He lost control of the forklift and struck a steel barricade. The impact caused his left ankle to protrude from the forklift. He did not regain control, and again struck the barricade. He was injured when his ankle became pinned between the rear of the forklift and the metal barricade. He was hospitalized at Saint Rose Hospital and then transferred to Washington Hospital for surgery for fractures of the left ankle and heel.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, SPEEDING, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, LOST CONTROL, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307340786			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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