Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202441036 - Employee's Arm Fractured When Forklift Turns Over
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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307456616 | 05/04/2005 | 4222 | 493120 | Play Kool, Inc |
Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m., on March 29, 2005, Employee #1, a forklift operator employee of Play Kool, Inc., in Blythe, CA, was operating a Toyota Forklift, Serial Number 60195, Model Number 7FGU18, in a vegetable and fruit cold storage facility. He was moving pallets of vegetables and fruits from one location to another. After unloading a pallet, Employee #1 then took the unloaded forklift and drove toward a trailer to visit a coworker. As Employee #1 was traveling toward the trailer, he performed a "doughnut" with the forklift. The forklift tipped over on the driver's side fracturing his left arm. Employee #1 was hospitalized at John F. Kennedy Hospital, Indio, CA.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 307456616 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators |