OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221372055

POWER STOP, LLC

HODGKINS, IL· 2021-07-03T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Contusion, Driver, Driving, Equipment Operator, Forklift, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Lost Control, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Parking, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rolling, Struck By
NAICS: 336340
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345421952
Employer profile: POWER STOP, LLC
Summary number: 221372055
Report ID: 0521700

Event description

Employee fractures, bruises leg when struck by rolling forkl

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on July 3, 2021, an employee working for an automotive parts manufacturer was attempting to get off a forklift he had just parked in the charging area. The employee parked the forklift too close to another forklift. Before turning off the truck, the employee attempted to exit when his leg gave out causing him to inadvertently hit the controls on the forklift. The forklift moved forward and struck the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat contusions and a fracture to his leg.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M

Event type
1

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