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Accident Summary Nr: 92964.015 - Employee's knee is injured when pinned between industrial tr

Accident Summary Nr: 92964.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 02/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1209107.015	02/08/2017		423930	Thrift Recycling Management, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:10 a.m. on February 2, 2017, Employee #1 was standing between a Tilt Master/Tipper and a conveyor, unloading books from a box mounted on the tipper with a wooden pallet. A coworker was standing approximately 12 foot away guiding another forklift which was maneuvering in reverse. The rear of the forklift struck the pallet on which the box container was secured, which pinned Employee #1 between the tipper and the conveyor frame. Employee #1 suffered multiple soft tissue injuries to his right knee and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught In, Conveyor, Crushed, Knee, Material Handling, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1209107.015	62	F	Hospitalized injury		Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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