Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 789412 - Nursery worker injured when forklift overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 789412 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 05/11/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105186928	05/11/1989	5992	0	Midway Plant Farm Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a 15-year-old nursery worker, drove a Clark 204 forklift out to some bins behind a shed, lifted a pallet of garbage, drove it over to a dumpster, and emptied it. He then went back to the bins for another pallet and emptied it into the dumpster. As he backed up the forklift, he cranked the wheels, stepped down on the gas pedal, and pulled forward in a turn. When he tried to straighten out the forklift, it overturned on its right side. The mast hit the employee's head and his leg was pinned under the body of the forklift. He suffered a concussion and was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, IND TRK OPERATOR, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105186928			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Nursery workers

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