Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 885335 - Employee's ribs fractured when crushed by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 885335 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 11/17/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108536913	11/17/1989	5211	0	Spenard Builders Supply

Abstract: Employee #1 had not set the hand brake in a forklift before getting out to unload wood. The forklift rolled backward, crushing Employee #1 between the forklift and a flatbed truck. Several of his ribs were fractured.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BRAKE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RIB, OFF LOADING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108536913			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine feeders and offbearers

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