OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221431240
THE EMPIRE COMPANY
CHANNAHON, IL·
Event description
Employee incurs multiple injuries in forklift tip over
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 p.m. on January 25, 2022, Employee #1, a forklift driver, was operating an overloaded forklift with the forks extended all the way up while traveling. When Employee #1 hit the brakes, the forklift tipped forward and crashed into the ground. The employee was transported to Morris Hospital and was hospitalized to treat contusions and abrasions to his body, upper leg, head, lower back and chest. Employee #1 also experienced forklift steering wheel impact and intense tightening/breathlessness due to the seatbelt restraint and hanging from an upside down forklift.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 43 M
- Event type
- 6
- Occupation code
- 856
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