OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221405921
THE DOT PRINTER, INC.
SANTA ANA, CA·
Event description
Forklift driver fractures hip or pelvis when strikes wall
Investigation abstract
At 10:00 a.m. on October 20, 2021, an employee was working for a firm that or sweater that he was wearing caught on the steering nob of the lift. He lost both his balance and control of the forklift. He steered into the concrete wall of the door threshold through which he was passing. Due to his standing position, his right leg was on the closed side of the unit, with his left leg on the open or exposed side of the unit. His right leg was caught between the forklift and the wall. He suffered a fractured right hip or fractured pelvis or both. His injuries came as a result of his striking the wall or falling from the forklift. He was hospitalized. On November 9, 2021, DOSH interviewed the employee. The inspection was completed on November 15, 2021. It was determined that there was no violation of any standard, rule, order, or regulation set provided printing, fulfillment and distribution, direct mail, large format forth in Title 8, California Code of Regulations and Division 5 of the California Labor Code. displays, digital apps, and creative services for other firms. He was working.as a freight, stock, and material handler at warehouse operated by the firm. He was operating a stand-on forklift, moving stacks of pallets from the outside to the inside of the warehouse. The forklift was not equipped with a seat belt or safety restraint. He was retrieving pallets from the exterior of the building and stacking them on the interior of the building. He was apparently backing up. As he went through an exterior roll-up door opening, a long-sleeved sweatshirt
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Event type
- 6
- Occupation code
- 883
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