Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 316347244 - Backing Forklift Pins Worker's Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 316347244 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/01/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316347244	05/15/2013	1794	238910	Foundation Pile Inc

Abstract: On May 1, 2013, Employee #1, a 57-year-old male Foremen with Foundation Pile Inc, was working at the Five Freeway Expansion Project, in Norwalk, California. A forklift driver, operating a Pettybone Super 20, Serial Number 4797, Model 204D and was moving piles. Upon setting the piles down, the forklift driver began to turn around in a tight space. As the forklift backed up, the operator did not notice Employee #1 and another coworker standing behind the forklift. As the forklift backed up, it pinned Employee #1's leg against a pile causing an unspecified laceration injury. Employee #1 was hospitalized as a result of the event.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, PINNED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, BACKING UP, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316347244			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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