Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201614005 - Employee Is Thrown Into Forklift Mast, Suffers Head Trauma

Accident Summary Nr: 201614005 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 06/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312710932	11/03/2008	7363	561320	Manpower Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312710957	11/03/2008	2875	325314	The Scotts Co Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on June 10, 2008, Employee #1, a truck driver, was in the process of retrieving a Kesmac forklift from its storage location in the rear of a trailer. Employee #1 climbed in the operator's compartment and tried moving the forklift. The forklift became stuck and it threw Employee #1 forward into the mast, causing severe head trauma. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CONTUSION, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312710932			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy
2	312710957					Occupation not reported

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