OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221451859
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC.
SAN DIEGO, CA·
Event description
Employee Fractures Foot When Struck By Forklift
Investigation abstract
At 6:03 a.m. on October 12, 2021, an employee was walking down a loading dock where a coworker was moving pallets out of a trailer at a freight warehouse. The coworker operating the forklift was maneuvering to avoid a pallet on the ground and he was not looking back while backing out of a trailer. The forklift struck the employee who walking down the loading dock. The employee suffered left ankle fracture and was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 39 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 843
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