Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137859.015 - Employee fractures fibula and tibia when struck by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 137859.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 07/13/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1546122.015	08/05/2021		311919	Hearthside Food Solutions Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 a.m. on July 13, 2021, Employee #1 had stepped off a Hilo forklift on a trailer to place a label on a tote in front of the Hilo. The forklift drifted forward due to the trailer's decline, striking the employee and pinning him between the load on the forks and the tote. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for fractures to the fibula and tibia in the lower leg.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Fibula, Forklift, Fracture, Leg, Pinned, Struck Against, Struck By, Tibia, Trailer, Trailer Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1546122.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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