Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 821330 - Employee's ankles injured between wood pallets

Accident Summary Nr: 821330 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/17/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18865550	04/28/1987	5311	0	W. Bell & Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was checking merchandise when she observed an approaching fork truck. To avoid the truck, she stepped between two wood pallets; however, as the fork truck turned the corner, one of its outriggers caught the edge of a wood pallet, which pinched her ankles. Employee #1 sustained contusions to the ankles. She had been performing regular job duties and had been employed at the facility for seven years.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, SHARP TURN, ANKLE, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18865550			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Accountants and auditors

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