Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201701695 - Employee Is Injured When Pinned by Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201701695 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 06/27/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306604711	06/30/2004	3089	326122	J M Manufacturing Co Inc

Abstract: At about 9:30 p.m. on June 27, 2004, Employee #1 was attempting to turn off the propane feed valve to a forklift while it was backing up. He crouched down behind the forklift in a position where the forklift operator could not see him. Employee #1 became pinned between the forklift counterweight and an "I" shaped building column. After being initially treated at Good Shepherd Medical Center, Employee #1 was hospitalized at Emmanuel Hospital in Portland for treatment of fractured ribs and a severely bruised heart.

Keywords: HEART, FRACTURE, PINNED, COLUMN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SHUT-OFF VALVE, PROPANE, COMMUNICATION, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306604711			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Extruding and forming machine operators

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