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Accident Summary Nr: 202457339 - Employee's Legs Are Fractured When Run over by Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 202457339 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 04/19/2011
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12620010409/08/20112448321920B&B Pallet Pallet Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on April 19, 2011, Employee #1, a truck driver with B & B Pallet Co., Inc. (a wooden pallet manufacturer and wood chip recycler) rode on the side of a forklift to a propane tank storage area. He stepped off the forklift and moved to the back of the forklift to disconnect the propane tank. The forklift operator was unaware that Employee #1 had dismounted. When the operator turned, Employee #1 jumped out of the way and fell to the ground on his right side. Employee #1's legs were run over by the forklift. He was hospitalized St. Francis Medical Center for fractures of his left foot and his right tibia and fibula.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TIBIA, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RUN OVER, STORAGE AREA, COMMUNICATION, INATTENTION, LEG, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 126200104 Hospitalized injury Fracture Truck drivers, heavy

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