Accident Report Detail
Accident: 99371.015 - Employee Sustains Multiple Fractures In Pallet Jack Mishap
Accident: 99371.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 09/21/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1267005.015 | 09/28/2017 | Fresh Mark, Inc. | |||||
At 1:30 p.m. on September 21, 2017, Employee #1 was operating a stand-behind a p owered industrial pallet jack when a wheel slipped off the surface. The employee overcorrected the turn, pulled back on the controls, and inadvertently increase d the reverse speed. The employee fell from the cab area and was pinned between a meat storage vat and the vehicle. Employee #1 sustained a fractured pelvis, fr actured ribs, and fractured lower back vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized as a result of his injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
caught between, fracture, lost control, pelvis, powered industrial vehicle, rib, vertebra
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1267005.015 | 60 | M | Hospitalized injury | Laborers, except construction |