Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202500468 - Employee Overturns Forklift, Injures Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 202500468 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 01/09/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311831234	01/11/2008	2086	312111	Pepsi Bottling Ventures Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Yale model forklift while loading Pepsi product into tractor trailers. Employee #1 was in the process of making a sharp right hand turn while approaching stacks of pallets of Pepsi product. The forklift overturned on its left side, causing Employee #1's leg to become pinned between the floor and the forklifts overhead rollover protection. Employee #1 had not been wearing the forklifts equipped seat belt.

Keywords: PINNED, OVERHEAD PROTECTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, PALLET, SHARP TURN, TRACTOR TRAILER, LEG, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311831234			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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