Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1441683.015 - Mh Equipment Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1441683.015

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 10/30/2019

Site Address:
Mh Equipment Co.
12112 Centenial Rd
La Vista, NE 68128

Mailing Address:
12112 Centenial, La Vista, NE 68128

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 811310/Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/30/2019

Emphasis: L:Repvehicle

Case Closed: 01/03/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1513087	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121235.015

Event: 10/14/2019

Employee fractures leg when pinned between forklift and equi

At 9:00 a.m. on October 14, 2019, an employee who worked as a Mechanic for an equipment company was attempting to repair a forklift that had a dead battery. The employee needed to move the forklift from the staging area to the shop work area. In order to do this, he attempted to energize the forklift with power from a portable battery pack using a jumper cable. When he energized the forklift, it unexpectedly drove backwards pinning the employee's leg in between the forklift and another piece of equipment. The employee fractured his lower leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Battery, Battery Charger, Caught Between, Crushed, Forklift, Leg, Maintenance, Material Handling, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Unstable Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441683.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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