Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 777904 - Employee injured jumping from out-of-control forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 777904 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/09/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105592976	09/12/1988	5093	0	Atlas Steel Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was moving a forklift from one location to another. As he drove down a steep grade, the forklift's motor stopped and the machine started to coast down the grade. The hand brake on the forklift was inoperable, and with the motor stopped, the forklift's other braking system failed. Employee #1 jumped out of the machine to save himself. He suffered a broken right leg and cuts around his face and head when he landed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, BRAKE, HAND BRAKE, INADEQUATE MAINT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STEEP GRADE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MOTOR VEHICLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105592976			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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