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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221417603

AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION, INC.

Event
Backing Up, Caught Between, Forklift, Fracture, Ind Trk Operator, Leg, Tibia, Trailer
NAICS
423860
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345676555
Employer profile
AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION, INC.
Summary number
221417603
Report ID
0419700

Event description

Employee fractures fibula and tibia when caught between fork

Investigation abstract

At 10:32 p.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee was backing a forklift out of a trailer after unloading pallets. The employee's left leg became caught between the forklift and the trailer door, resulting in a fractured left fibula and tibia. The employee was hospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 39 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    856

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