Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119954.015 - Employee fractures toes when struck by falling forklift fork

Accident Summary Nr: 119954.015 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 06/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1414376.015	07/10/2019		339950	Protalents, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on June 29, 2019, an employee was operating a forklift moving a dog house without a load backrest in place. While moving the forks and adjusting the house to to accomodate the load, the left fork fell approximately 4 feet onto his left foot. The employee incurred fractures to all of his toes and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Driver, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Foot, Forklift, Forks, Industrial Truck, Load Shift, Material Handling, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Safety Device, Safety Shoe, Struck By, Toe, Training, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1414376.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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