Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 957050 - Employee's leg fractured when pinned by forklift tires

Accident Summary Nr: 957050 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 12/08/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111886867	12/18/1992	4225	0	Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 a.m. on December 8, 1992, Employee #1, of Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc., was centering augers on the tines of a forklift. He had forgotten to set the parking brakes. The forklift was left in neutral and the motor was running. Employee #1 went to the left (driver's side) side of the forklift and, as he attempted to set the brake, his left hand contacted the gear shift, causing the gear to shift from neutral to reverse. The forklift's tires struck his left leg and pinned him underneath for approximately one hour. Employee #1 eventually worked himself free. He sustained a fractured left leg, and bruises and contusions.

Keywords: FRACTURE, VEHICLE IN GEAR, BRAKE, PINNED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, UNMANNED, RUN OVER, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111886867			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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