Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117854.015 - Employee drops forklift fork and fractures toe

Accident Summary Nr: 117854.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 07/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1414549.015	07/11/2019		441320	Pomp'S Tire Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on July 8, 2019, an employee was remounting a fork on a forklift when he put the top portion of the fork blade in place and was trying to mount the bottom portion when it slipped off and landed on his left big toe. The employee had his left steel-toed shoe come apart the previous week and the steel cup had fallen out of the safety shoe. The employee lacerated and fractured his left big toe requiring overnight medical treatment.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Contact, Dropped, Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Laceration, Mechanic, Repair, Toe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1414549.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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