Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128869.015 - Employee crushes foot under fallen shaft, later amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 128869.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 08/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489431.015	08/21/2020		238290	Centurion Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on August 13, 2020, an employee working as a millwright for a building equipment contractor was working on repairs using a rough terrain forklift. The employee was securing the 11,642-pound DT shaft on the front of the forklift tines. The employee attempted to secure the shaft when the tines moved. The shaft rolled off the tines and landed on the top and middle part of the employee's foot just below the ankle. The employee was hospitalized to treat severe crush injury and subsequent amputation of his right foot below the ankle.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Falling Object, Foot, Forklift, Forks, Metal, Millwright, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Repair, Shaft, Surgical Amputation, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Unstable Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair				25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1489431.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Millwrights	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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