Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115811.015 - Employee is struck by forklift wheel, crushes foot

Accident Summary Nr: 115811.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 11/02/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1361190.015	11/15/2018		444110	Hanwha L&C Usa, Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on November 2, 2018, an employee was walking alongside the right side of a Nissan Forklift with a suspended load guiding the load by hand while a coworker drove the forklift. The coworker was transporting the load around warehouse racks when he made a quick turn to the left heading toward a loading bay. As the employee guided the load, his left heel was struck by the right front wheel of the forklift causing foot fractures and the dislocation of his toes, resulting in hospitalization.

Keywords: Abrasion, Boom, Caught Between, Contusion, Crushed, Dislocated, Foot, Forklift, Fracture, Guide, Industrial Truck, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Laceration, Material Handling, PPE, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Safety Shoe, Sprain, Struck Against, Struck By, Suspended Load, Training, Walking Surface, Wheel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1361190.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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