OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221409162

FEDEX FREIGHT, INC.

SUMMIT ARGO, IL· 2021-10-28T00:00:00

Event: Caught By, Driver, Forklift, Fracture, Leg, Loading, Material Handling, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Tractor Trailer, Unloading
NAICS: 492210
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345625347
Employer profile: FEDEX FREIGHT, INC.
Summary number: 221409162
Report ID: 0521700

Event description

Employee fractures leg in forklift incident

Investigation abstract

At 6:40 a.m. on October 28, 2021, an employee was operating a forklift, driving into and out of freight trailers with his left foot not completely inside the cabin of the lift. The employee entered freight trailer and picked up a pallet and began backing out not realizing his foot was caught on an adjacent pallet. As the employee backed the forklift out, his lower left leg got twisted resulting in a fracture which required hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 59 M

Event type
6

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