Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 131823.015 - Employee's right foot is amputated after motorized pallet tr
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1507233.015 | 12/17/2020 | 424410 | Us Foods, Inc. |
Abstract: At 8:30 p.m. on December 15, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker were working in a warehouse using motorized pallet trucks and traveling in opposite directions when they collided. Employee #1 was traveling down aisle #21 in the dry department, while Coworker #2 was entering the department through a roll-up door. Employee #1 jumped off the pallet jack just before impact, but his right foot made contact with the pallet jack operated by the coworker. Employee #1 suffered fractures to the right foot in two places, a crushed heel, and, less than a month later, the foot was amputated from the middle of the calf down. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1507233.015 | 41 | M | Hospitalized injury | Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators |