Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202471090 - Employee's Leg Is Fractured When Pinned by Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 202471090 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/20/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314828005	01/06/2012	2099	311999	Gills Onions, Llc

Abstract: On October 20, 2011, Employee #1, a temporary worker at an onion-processing plant, was bagging onions in front of a conveyor system. A forklift (Nissan Model Number MCP1B2L255) pulled into the same area to pick up a bin of onions near Employee #1. The forklift operator inadvertently pushed the bin into Employee #1, pinning his right leg between the bin and the conveyor's load step. He was hospitalized for a fractured tibia.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TIBIA, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314828005			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Hand packers and packagers

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