Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138635.015 - Employee fractures ankle when caught between forklift and ra

Accident Summary Nr: 138635.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 08/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1550276.015	08/27/2021		493110	Ard Logistics-Alabama Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on August 18, 2021, an employee working for a warehouse facility was operating a stand-up forklift in MBUSA Plant 1. The employee was backing up the forklift while staging bumper racks for production. He got off the forklift as the vehicle rolled to a stop at which time he caught his left ankle in between a rack and the rear of the forklift. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Backing Up, Caught Between, Driving, Forklift, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rolling, Stand-Up Forklift, Storage Rack, Unsafe Position, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1550276.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury

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