Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1562534.015 - Fedex Freight, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1562534.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 11/08/2021

Site Address:
Fedex Freight, Inc.
5101 S. Lawndale
Summit Argo, IL 60501

Mailing Address:
5101 S. Lawndale, Summit Argo, IL 60501

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 492210/Local Messengers and Local Delivery

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/08/2021

Emphasis: L:Piv

Case Closed: 02/11/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1829751	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140916.015

Event: 10/28/2021

Employee fractures leg in forklift incident

At 6:40 a.m. on October 28, 2021, an employee was operating a forklift, driving into and out of freight trailers with his left foot not completely inside the cabin of the lift. The employee entered freight trailer and picked up a pallet and began backing out not realizing his foot was caught on an adjacent pallet. As the employee backed the forklift out, his lower left leg got twisted resulting in a fracture which required hospitalization.

Keywords: Caught By, Driver, Forklift, Fracture, Leg, Loading, Material Handling, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Tractor Trailer, Unloading

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1562534.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury

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