Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117023.015 - Employee crushes two toes when pallet jack brakes fail

Accident Summary Nr: 117023.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 05/27/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1407342.015	06/12/2019		424210	Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on May 27, 2019, an employee was operating an electronic pallet jack in reverse preparing to lift a stack of pallets lining up the forks with the pallet when the brakes failed. The employee jumped off the pallet jack as the pallet jack crashed into the racking system. The employee's right big toe and second toe was caught between the pallet jack and the racking system. The employee crushed both toes, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Brake, Brake failure, Crushed, Jack, Jump On Moving Equip, Mech Malfunction, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Toe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1407342.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury

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