OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221399447

WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC

PALATINE, IL· 2021-06-23T00:00:00

Event: Aisle, Broken Bone, Distracted, Forklift, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Leg, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Production Line, Struck By, Walking Surface, Work Surface
NAICS: 335210
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345390728
Employer profile: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC
Summary number: 221399447
Report ID: 0524200

Event description

Employee breaks leg when struck by forklift in production ar

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on June 23, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for an appliance manufacturer was working in his department. The employee was walking with a part in his hand intending to bring the part to a different location. He was walking with his head down and looking at the part and not looking at the direct path in front of him. A coworker operating a forklift was driving in reverse in the same area where the employee was walking. The employee did not see the forklift and the coworker did not see him walking off to the side. The forklift struck the employee of his left side. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken left leg.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 64 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
779

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