Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130295.015 - Employee reaches through forklift mast and crushes arm

Accident Summary Nr: 130295.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 10/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497186.015	10/13/2020		484110	Estes Express Lines, Inc

Abstract: At 10:35 p.m. on October 5, 2020, an employee was loading freight onto a truck using a forklift. The employee reached through the mast of the forklift from the front in an attempt to operate the forklift. The employee actuated the forks and the mast dropped and crushed the employee's arm, resulting in swelling and a contusion. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Actuated, Arm, Contusion, Crushed, Forklift, Forks, Freight, Loading, Mast, Reaching, Swelling, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497186.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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