Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1323025.015 - U.S. Postal Service W.P.B. Distribution Center

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1323025.015

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 06/14/2018

Site Address:
U.S. Postal Service W.P.B. Distribution Center
3200 Summit Blvd
West Palm Beach, FL 33416

Mailing Address:
3200 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33416

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 491110/Postal Service

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/14/2018

Emphasis: L:Forklift

Case Closed: 09/27/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1347946	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 106521.015

Event: 06/13/2018

Employee fractures ankle when driving forklift in reverse

At 2:38 p.m. on May 13, 2018, an employee was driving a forklift in reverse after picking up a pallet and caught his left ankle between it and a concrete safety column. The employee fractured his ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Caught Between, Column, Fracture, Pallet, Powered Industrial Vehicle

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1323025.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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