Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14291074 - Employee critically injured when power lift falls

Accident Summary Nr: 14291074 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 10/07/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106883028	10/07/1992	3089	0	Formed Plastics, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:05 a.m. on October 7, 1992, Employee #1, a warehouse worker, was loading a trailer truck onto an elevated platform when he lost his footing and fell 3 ft. The Walkie power lift then fell on him, crushing his right leg. cCworkers lifted the vehicle off Employee #1, who was hospitalized in critical condition. His leg had to be amputated. Employee #1 was poorly trained on how and where to operate the power lift.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, OFF LOADING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FALLING OBJECT, LOST BALANCE, UNTRAINED, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106883028			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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