Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100314.015 - Employee loses steering control of forklift and suffers heel

Accident Summary Nr: 100314.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 10/22/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1273944.015	10/27/2017		441310	Auto Zone Distribution Center

Abstract: At 8:30 p.m. on October 22, 2017, an employee was turning a reach lift truck carrying a pallet of brake rotors when he lost steering control. The employee stated that his glove was caught on the steering tiller and caused him to lose control. The employee pinched his foot between the lift and a concrete bollard, suffering a heel avulsion fracture.

Keywords: Caught Between, Foot, Fracture, Lost Control, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Steering

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1273944.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury

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