Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202544029 - Employee Is Injured When Pinned by Forklift and Garage Door

Accident Summary Nr: 202544029 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 02/29/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314861881	03/14/2012	3442	332321	Mckendry Door Sales Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on February 29, 2012, Employee #1 was at the second garage door of the Audi car dealer. The employee was engaged in the installation and sale of overhead doors. Employee #1 was standing on an elevated fork of a forklift removing a door bracket. The forklift drifted down a sloping floor toward the door after the Employee #2 dismounted from the forklift to get a tool for the injured employee. As a result of the incident, Employee #1 sustained serious injuries when he was pinned between the forklift and the garage door. The employee was hospitalized with multiple body fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PINNED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314861881			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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