Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125901.015 - Employee suffers leg amputation in reach truck collision

Accident Summary Nr: 125901.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451793.015	12/13/2019		423450	Medline Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:20 p.m. on November 9, 2019, an employee was operating a reach lift in the aisle of a warehouse when he made a turn down the aisle and lost control of the lift. The employee was heading toward the storage racks and jumped off the lift to avoid striking his head on the cross support beam. The employee's leg was crushed between the reach lift and the vertical support beam of the racking system. The employee was hospitalized to treat a leg amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Collision, Crushed, Crushing, Industrial Truck, Jump From Moving Equip, Leg, Lost Control, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Reach, Storage Rack, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1451793.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury

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