Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142461.015 - Employee is crushed by forklift overhead cage

Accident Summary Nr: 142461.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1547142.015	08/11/2021		493110	Approved Staffing, Llc

Abstract: At 6:15 a.m. on August 2, 2021, Employee #1, a forklift operator at an empty can management facility, was staging pallets of cans for shipment. While traveling with the forks raised to move pallets from high stacks, he swerved to avoid a structural pole. The forklift began to tip, and as he attempted to jump free, the overhead cage caught him and crushed him between the cage and the warehouse floor. He sustained crushing injuries to the abdomen and was transported to Modesto Memorial Center, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: Abdomen, Cage, Concrete Floor, Crushed, Forklift, Operator, Pit, Safety Cage, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1547142.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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