Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202520912 - Two Forklifts Collide and Injures Worker's Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 202520912 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 02/02/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314990623	02/09/2011	4222	493120	United States Cold Storage Of California

Abstract: On February 2, 2011, Employee #1, a 45-year-old male with United States Cold Storage of California, was operating a Raymond stand-up lift and entered into room number nine. A coworker was also operating a Raymond stand-up lift and was exiting room number nine. Their forks were elevated approximately twenty four inches from the floor. The two forklifts collided; the fork from the coworker's truck punctured the left leg of Employee #1, just below the knee. Employee #1 was hospitalized as a result of this event.

Keywords: DRIVER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, UNTRAINED, LEG, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314990623			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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