Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201064284 - Baler slides off of forklift and strikes employee

Accident Summary Nr: 201064284 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/16/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300786860	08/28/2001	0191	0	W. David Marini

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 16, 2001, Employee #1, a 19-year-old tractor operator, was working at an agriculture shop. Employee #1 had been instructed to remove the baler from the tractor using the forklift to support the weight of the baler. A second employee operated the forklift while Employee #1 removed the coupling attachment from the hitch. When the forklift operator lifted the baler to clear the ball attachment on the tractor hitch, the baler slid off of the forks and fell onto the ground, striking Employee #1 on the foot, fracturing his right big toe. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The baler had not been adequately secured to prevent inadvertent movement.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, TRAILER HITCH, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, BALER, TRACTOR, FALLING OBJECT, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300786860			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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