Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1531222.015 - Rk Holdings, Llp

Inspection Information - Office: Peoria Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1531222.015

Report ID: 0524500

Date Opened: 05/14/2021

Site Address:
Rk Holdings, Llp
4216 Dewitt Ave
Mattoon, IL 61938

Mailing Address:
4216 Dewitt Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 444220/ Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/14/2021

Emphasis: L:Piv

Case Closed: 07/28/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1767784	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135630.015

Event: 05/13/2021

Employee sustains compound leg fractures in forklift acciden

At 8:00 p.m. on May 13, 2021, an employee was putting away empty pallets with a stand-up forklift and began to back-up and turn away from a pallet. The employee noticed that the forklift was about to strike a red steel structural pole, the employee attempted to avert the collision by extending their left leg. When the forklift struck the pole, the employees leg was caught between them. The employee sustained compound fractures to their tibia and fibula, was transported by helicopter to a hospital and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Backing Up, Caught Between, Compound Fracture, Fibula, Forklift, Fracture, Ind Trk Operator, Leg, Material Handling, Metal Pole, Stand-Up Forklift, Tibia

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1531222.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.