Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143582.015 - Employee is crushed by falling load while operating pallet j

Accident Summary Nr: 143582.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 01/31/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1577194.015	02/04/2022		332322	Ims Engineered Products, Llc

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on January 31, 2022, an employee was training a coworker on material handling. The employee and coworker were moving two stacked racks using a manual pallet jack from one aisle to the next aisle. The top rack held 14 cabinet doors, weighing approximately 1380 pounds. The bottom rack held small boxes. An electrical tube restricted the clearance and the employee attempted to turn the pallet jack around. As the employee turned the pallet jack, the top load and the manual pallet jack tipped over. The employee attempted to regain control of the load, but it was struck by the falling items causing the employee to be struck. The employee fractured both ankles, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Abrasion, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Contusion, Crushed, Falling Object, Foot, Fracture, Hand, Inexperience, Knee, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pallet Jack, Palletized Cargo, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1577194.015	23	F	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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