Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201693470 - Worker Sustains Severe Head Injury from Falling Forklift
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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312317134 | 05/18/2010 | 4213 | 484121 | Yrc Inc |
Abstract: At approximately 1:00 a.m. on April 12, 2010, Employee #1 and Employee #2, employed by a freight transportation services company in Pico Rivera, CA, were working at a loading dock. At Dock Number 122, Employee #1 veered to the left and fell out and down Dock Number 134. The forklift caught its bumper on a post, and the forklift landed on its side. There were no witnesses to the actual accident. However, Employee #2 found Employee #1 unconscious and bleeding from his head. Employee #2 stated that Employee #1 kept trying to get up, but relaxed as soon as he realized Employee #2 was trying to help him. Employee #1 sustained serious head trauma, was hospitalized, and went to recover in a convalescent home.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 312317134 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported |