Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131807.015 - Employee driving PIV fractures leg when caught by wrapped pa

Accident Summary Nr: 131807.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 10/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498994.015	12/16/2020		424810	Imperial Beverage Company Dba Ckl Corporation

Abstract: At 9:00 p.m. on October 18, 2020, an employee working as a stock handler for an alcoholic beverage wholesaler was operating a riding Crown PE4500 pallet jack. The employee lost control and put her foot down outside the PIV, at which time it became entangled in a plastic wrapped pallet. The pallet jack then pulled away from the pallet putting pressure on her leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured right lower leg.

Keywords: Ankle, Caught By, Caught In, Driving, Entangled, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Lost Control, Material Handling, PIV, Pallet Jack, Palletized Cargo, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Stocking, Struck Against, Wrapping

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498994.015	20	F	Hospitalized injury		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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