OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221398787

CEDAR AVENUE RECYCLE & TRANSFER STATION

FRESNO, CA· 2021-06-18T00:00:00

Event: Forklift, Head, Ind Trk Operator, Laceration, Struck Against, Struck By, Valve, Waste Proc Fac, Welder
NAICS: 562920
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345563886
Employer profile: CEDAR AVENUE RECYCLE & TRANSFER STATION
Summary number: 221398787
Report ID: 0950625

Event description

Employee lacerates head when struck by bent valve

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on June 18, 2021, an employee who worked as a welder for a recycling company, was driving a forklift and moving a large bin. The employee came close to a stationary large forklift, bending a hydraulic hose and valve with the cage of his forklift. As he passed the stationary forklift, the bent valve released and struck him in the head from the energy stored as a result of the bend. The employee sustained a head laceration and was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
783

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