Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 711283 - Employee's hip fractured when struck by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 711283 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 11/08/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124761651	11/08/1995	5148	0	Southern Oregon Sales Inc

Abstract: A forklift was picking up the last palletized load to be placed on a flatbed truck. Employee #1 was standing about 8 ft away from the truck bed throwing a rope over the load. As the load was being lifted, the forklift driver started rolling backwards and turning to line up on the truck when he heard Employee #1 yell. Employee #1 had been knocked to the ground by the forklift. He suffered a fractured hip.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ELDERLY, STRUCK BY, HIP, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124761651			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, light

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