Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141469.015 - Employee amputates leg after forklift accident

Accident Summary Nr: 141469.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 11/04/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1562963.015	11/09/2021		493120	Interstate Warehousing, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on November 4, 2021, an employee walked from the breakroom to the place of duty. The employee was struck by a coworker, who was driving a forklift Crown RC 5500, causing the employee's right leg to get crushed between a forklift and an electric pallet jack. The injury resulted in the amputation of the right leg below the knee. The employee was hospitalized for these injuries.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Crushed, Forklift, Leg, Pallet Jack, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1562963.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury

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