Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202587069 - Employee Is Ejected from Forklift and Fractures Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 202587069 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 09/15/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315315549	09/22/2011	5014	441320	Wilson Way Tire Company, Inc.

Abstract: On September 15, 2011, Employee #1 was operating a stand up Yale forklift. He was backing the forklift down a ramp at an accelerated speed. The ramp was approximately 25 ft in length and had an incline of approximately 30 degrees. Employee #1 misjudged the speed, and the forklift collided with a delivery truck at the bottom of the ramp. He was thrown from the forklift and pinned between it and the truck's rear bumper. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures in his right leg. He was transported to a medical center, where he underwent surgical procedures and was hospitalized for postoperative care.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, PINNED, STRUCK AGAINST, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315315549			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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