Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202312393 - Employee Injured When Impaled By Reach Truck Forks

Accident Summary Nr: 202312393 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 03/03/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119687150	05/03/2000	5182	0	Youngs Market Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were driving stand-up reach trucks. Employee #1 was following approximately 10-ft-to-15-ft behind the coworker when the coworker stopped his truck and jumped off. Employee #1 could not stop his truck in time and made contact with the elevated forks of the coworker's truck. The forks penetrated the area where Employee #1 was operating the truck causing injury to his legs. Employee #1 was hospitalized with fractures.

Keywords: IMPALED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119687150			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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