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Report: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway at LKQ Corp. in Houston, Texas
DATE: 08/18/15
An employee was attempting to relocate a pallet of car batteries while operating a forklift with the forks elevated. As he attempted to turn, the forklift flipped over and pinned him beneath the roll-over protector and the ground. He suffered blunt force trauma to the upper torso and ruptured his spleen, requiring hospitalization.
| Report ID |
2015085878 |
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| Date |
08/18/2015 |
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| UPA |
1012190 |
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| Primary NAICS |
423120 |
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| Nature |
194 |
Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk |
| Part of Body |
330 |
Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Source |
8621 |
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Event |
2731 |
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| Hospitalized |
Yes |
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| Amputation |
No |
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