Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202543351 - Employee's Leg Is Fractured While Operating Pallet Jack

Accident Summary Nr: 202543351 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/21/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314859802	11/30/2011	5148	424480	Produce International Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 a.m. on November 21, 2011, Employee #1, with Produce International, LLC, was operating a pallet jack in an area that was wet and muddy. When a flatbed truck stopped unexpectedly in front of him, he lost control of the pallet jack. Employee #1's foot slipped off the rider platform and became caught between the pallet jack and the truck. He was hospitalized at USC Medical Center for a fractured lower right leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, SLIP, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, WET OPERATION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, UNSTABLE SOIL, WORK SURFACE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314859802			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.