Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202587929 - Employee Suffers Fractures When Blown Into a Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 202587929 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 11/09/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315320002	11/13/2012	2653	322211	Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc

Abstract: On November 9, 2012, Employee #1 was parking his forklift in front of a discharge (pusher #1 conveyor) to conduct a pre-shift inspection of his forklift, which included equipment blow down. The employee was blowing air through an air gun on the forklift; a pallet of cardboard boxes that was discharged from the conveyor struck him pushing him against the forklift. Employee #1 sustained fracture of the right tibia and fibula. The employee was admitted to Kaiser Permanente Hospital, where he was treated and discharged on November 12, 2012.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TIBIA, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, AIR HOSE, CONVEYOR, PALLET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315320002			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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