Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1445893.015 - Fedex Corporation Dba Fedex Freight

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1445893.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 12/16/2019

Site Address:
Fedex Corporation Dba Fedex Freight
5454 52nd St Se
Grand Rapids, MI 49512

Mailing Address:
2200 Forward Dr, Harrison, AR 72602

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 484121/ General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/19/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/14/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1515497	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 122525.015

Event: 10/30/2019

Employee incurs contusions and concussion when struck in bac

At 8:00 p.m. on October 30, 2019, an employee was working for a general, long-distance, truckload, freight trucking firm. He was working at a shipping terminal. He was operating a powered industrial truck to load a trailer. He had just completed loading a trailer and had exited the powered industrial truck to check paperwork. A coworker was also operating a powered industrial truck, a Toyota FL6217 forklift. As he was backing up, his forklift ran into the employee. The forklift was carrying an unsecured load, a Monster Bash Remake Limited Edition pinball machine, which struck the employee in his back. The employee was hospitalized for approximately three to four days with back contusions and a concussion.

Keywords: Back, Backing Up, Concussion, Contusion, Forklift, Ind Trk Operator, Loading Dock, Package Delivery, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Trailer, Trailer Truck, Truck, Unsecured, Warehouse

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1445893.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury

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