Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201202835 - Employee Is Struck By A Forklift And Is Hospitalized
Accident: 201202835 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 03/01/2005 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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308037449 | 03/08/2005 | 2759 | Shorewood Packaging Corporation | ||||
At approximately 11:40 p.m. on March 1, 2005, Employee #1, a forklift operator was working for Shorewood Packaging located in Springfield, Oregon. He was traveling from the pallet storage area to the finishing area with a load of pallets. Employee #1 struck another forklift driver, Employee #2, who was transporting a loaded pallet of product to the same area. Employee #1 did not see Employee #2 and struck her in the lower back. Employee #2 staggered off the forklift, and collapsed. Emergency medical service was called, and after paramedics administered first aid, they transported Employee #2 to a hospital. She sustained contusions and abrasions and was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
equipment operator, driver, back, collision, industrial truck, abrasion, mech mat handling, struck by, storage area, contusion
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 308037449 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Miscellaneous printing machine operators |