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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221378599

HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS LLC

Event
Broken Bone, Fibula, Forklift, Fracture, Leg, Pinned, Struck Against, Struck By, Tibia, Trailer, Trailer Truck
NAICS
311919
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345461222
Employer profile
HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS LLC
Summary number
221378599
Report ID
0552652

Event description

Employee fractures fibula and tibia when struck by forklift

Investigation 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.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    856

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