Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201791647 - Employee fractures leg when struck by basket

Accident Summary Nr: 201791647 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/31/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126130509	08/10/1998	5142	0	Certified Grocers Of California, Ltd.

Abstract: On July 31, 1998, Employee #1 was operating a motorized pallet jack (Model Number 8540) in the freezer of a grocery wholesaler. The employee attempted to pass another pallet jack operator and struck a salvage basket that was inadvertently left in a main thoroughfare of the freezer. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a broken left leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FOOD PREPARATION, IND TRK OPERATOR, STORAGE BIN, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FREEZER COMPARTMENT, ANKLE, INATTENTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126130509			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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