OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221398456
HARBOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT CORP.
KEARNY, NJ·
Event description
Employee bruises and lacerates leg when struck by forklift w
Investigation abstract
At 2:30 p.m. on July 27, 2021, Employee #1 was riding on the side of a forklift while another operator drove the forklift. A manager operating a different forklift in reverse struck the employee's right leg with the rear bumper while hauling a palletized load. The employee sustained bruising and a laceration to the right leg and foot from the direct impact. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 856
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