Allied Frozen Storage, Inc.
Ran off driving surface, nonroadway — Fractures — CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK
| Employer | Allied Frozen Storage, Inc. | Report ID | 2020010151 |
| Address | 100 Allied Drive | City, State ZIP | CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK 14227 |
| Event Date | January 7, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Ran off driving surface, nonroadway | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 493120 | Inspection # | 1455214 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.89000, -78.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee used a sit-down forklift truck to load a 4 ft. x 4 ft. x 4 ft. tote filled with scrap onto a flatbed truck. The flatbed truck was backed up to the dock and was slightly lower than the dock. As the forklift was being driven down the dock plate, the flatbed truck rolled forward about 7 or 8 feet. The forklift fell and hit the ground in the upright position. The employee jumped out the left side of the forklift, landed on his left side, and rolled onto his back side, suffering multiple injuries, including a fractured left hip, shoulder injuries, a left elbow injury, and a head injury.
Incident Summary
On January 7, 2020, a worker at Allied Frozen Storage, Inc. in CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as ran off driving surface, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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