Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202588174 - Employee Is Struck by Pallet Jack, Receives Rib Fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 202588174 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/09/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315320655	01/11/2013	2051	311812	Conagra Foods, Inc.

Abstract: On January 9, 2013, Employee #1 was maneuvering a powered pallet jack. As the jack was moving, his right steel toe safety shoe contacted its front frame. He lost his footing, causing him to stumble and rotated the accelerator handle. The jack accelerated into him and pushed him against a concrete column, fracturing two ribs. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HYDRAULIC JACK, COLUMN, CAUGHT BETWEEN, RIB, STRUCK BY, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315320655			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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