Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92131.015 - Employee is struck by loaded forklift and is injured

Accident Summary Nr: 92131.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 01/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1202673.015	01/13/2017		493120	Preferred Freezer Services Washington Boulevard, Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on January 9, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a cold storage company, were working in an area where pallets of baked goods were being labelled and moved. Coworker #1 was operating a forklift loaded with a 110-inch tall pallet of baked goods. Coworker #1, who could not see Employee #1, moved the load in such a way that the pallet hit Employee #1 and pushed him into a second pallet of baked goods. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was treated for fractured ribs and a back muscle strain and then discharged without hospitalization. .

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Back, Crushing, Fracture, Material Handling, Pallet, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Sprain, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1202673.015	22	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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