Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202458865 - Employee Fractures Leg When Pallet Jack Strikes Guard Rail

Accident Summary Nr: 202458865 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 12/10/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316981364	12/17/2013	7363	561320	Primeskill Staffing Services

Abstract: At approximately 1:33 p.m. on December 10, 2013, Employee #1, a forklift operator, was driving a pallet jack (Crown Model PE4500) loaded with pallets. The employee turned the pallet jack left, but due to excessive speed the jack did not complete the turn and the employee struck a nearby pallet rack guard rail. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to Kern Medical Center, where he was treated for a fractured right leg. The employee was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, STRUCK AGAINST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, JACK, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316981364			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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