Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123680.015 - Employee fractures foot when caught between forklifts

Accident Summary Nr: 123680.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1433863.015	09/13/2019		493110	Walmart Stores, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 9, 2019, Employee #1 was driving a stand-up forklift to move pallets of merchandise at a distribution center. After dropping off a load, Employee #1 began to reverse his forklift into the traffic path. He did not see another forklift coming and collided into the broadside of the other forklift. Employee #1 slowed the collision by extending his left foot outside of the stand-up forklift. Employee #1 sustained an open fracture of his left foot when his foot became caught between the two forklifts. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Backing Up, Caught Between, Collision, Distribution Center, Foot, Forklift, Fracture, Open Fracture, Pallet, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Stand-Up Forklift

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1433863.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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