Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202449583 - Employee Is Caught Between Jack and Railing, Fractures Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 202449583 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/25/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310603857	08/19/2008	4225	493110	Coastal Pacific Food Distribution, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:20 p.m. on July 25, 2008, Employee #1, an equipment operator, was maneuvering a pallet jack around aisle 4C. As Employee #1 maneuvered the pallet rider to the right, he elevated his left leg so that his body weight moved to the right. The pallet jack did not move to the right but started to slide ahead. Employee #1's left leg came off the pallet as it was sliding and pinned Employee #1 between the guardrail and the front base of the jack. Employee #1 sustained a fracture to his left leg and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PALLET, JACK, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310603857			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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