Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201793791 - Employee Fractures Ankle When Crushed by Pallet Jack

Accident Summary Nr: 201793791 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/25/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119824779	11/01/2000	7991	0	Authentic Fitness Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 5:50 p.m. on October 25, 2000, an employee was operating a pallet jack (TLA C-3669,Model No.6 HBE30) inside a warehouse when he noticed some debris, nuts and bolts, on the floor aisle of warehouse. He got off the pallet jack after releasing its start/stop handle to clean the debris. The pallet jack suddenly moved backwards about 2 to 3 feet towards the employee and pinned his left foot/ankle between the pallet jack and a metal support column. He was hospitalized for one week with a fractured ankle. The pallet jack and its controls were inspected during investigations and found to be functioning properly. There were no witnesses to this accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, CRUSHED, PALLET, JACK, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119824779			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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