Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99371.015 - Employee sustains multiple fractures in pallet jack mishap

Accident Summary Nr: 99371.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 09/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267005.015	09/28/2017		311613	Fresh Mark, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on September 21, 2017, Employee #1 was operating a stand-behind a powered industrial pallet jack when a wheel slipped off the surface. The employee overcorrected the turn, pulled back on the controls, and inadvertently increased 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, fractured 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1267005.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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