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Accident Summary Nr: 202454534 - Employee Falls from Forklift and Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 202454534 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 01/02/2008
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12610499102/07/20084222493120Aztlan Cold Storage

Abstract: On January 2, 2008, Employee #1, a warehouse worker in the Freezer Storage Department of Aztlan Cold Storage in Los Angeles, CA, drove a forklift to place a pallet of frozen fish onto the freezer storage racks. He accidentally bumped a pallet on the rack causing several boxes of frozen fish on that pallet to fall to the floor; several employees came over to help pick up the boxes. Employee #1 noticed a sensor controlling the freezer door was hanging by the wires because it was damaged by one of the fallen boxes. He was concerned it would cause a safety hazard if he didn't fix the sensor so Employee #1 asked a coworker to raise him with the forklift while standing on a pallet so he could try to repair the freezer door sensor. Employee #1 climbed onto a rack to repair the freezer door sensor then stepped back onto the forklift-raised pallet when he slipped on ice that had fallen onto the pallet. He fell approximately 16 feet from the forklift-raised pallet. Employee was not provided with a safe means to access the storage racks. At approximately 8:11pm on January 2, 2008, the CEO/President of Aztlan Cold Storage reported the accident to this district office.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, WAREHOUSE, SLIP, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, PALLET, STORAGE RACK, FREEZER COMPARTMENT

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 126104991 Hospitalized injury Fracture Laborers, except construction

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