OUR RESULTS
Forklift Accident
Injury Case
$648,000 Net to Client
Our client was employed as a forklift operator for an industrial warehouse where his job required him to move large pallets of product in the refrigerator and freezer sections at the facility. During the morning of the accident, he was using a forklift in and around the freezer section of the facility. As on other occasions, operating the forklift in the freezer caused ice to build up on the forklift. As our client was operating the stand-up forklift he attempted to stop and get off the lift. As he did so he slipped on melted ice and/or water that had accumulated on and around the forklift. The concrete floor was slippery due to water dripping from other product. When our client slipped, his leg became pinned between the forklift and a metal pole. His employer did not carry workers’ compensation insurance, and were therefore unable to blame our client for any contributory negligence in causing his own injuries.