Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201793866 - Employee Suffers Chest Injury
Accident: 201793866 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 01/18/2001 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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119829323 | 01/31/2001 | 5311 | Target | ||||
On January 18, 2001, Employee #1 was riding as a passenger on a Mitsubishi Model FG-15 forklift while the driver was dumping trash into a garbage container located in the exterior parking lot. The forklift was turning south in the parking lot at a blind intersection with oncoming traffic headed directly towards the path of the forklift. The forklift driver swerved and stepped on the brakes to avoid crashing into the oncoming vehicle. Employee #1 was ejected from the forklift and hit his chest on the back corner of a parked delivery truck. The forklift driver and Employee #1 were not trained in forklift operation. Employee #1 suffered trauma to his chest, abdomen, and left renal artery. Employee #1 was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, ejected, abdomen, traffic accident, obstructed view, struck against, industrial truck, truck, artery, untrained
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 119829323 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Stock and inventory clerks |