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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 95647.015 - Worker'S Leg Is Caught In Equipment, Ankle Is Fractured

**Accident: 95647.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 05/13/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1233425.015	05/18/2017		Lotspeich Company, Inc.

At 4:45 p.m. on May 13, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a flooring contractor, wa s working at a multiemployer commercial building construction project. He was m oving materials with a pallet jack when he lost control of the jack and his leg became caught. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured left ankle.

Keywords: ankle, building, caught between, construction, equipment operator, fracture, jack, lost control, material handling, pallet

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1233425.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing FatCause:

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