Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143652.015 - Employee crushes toes under falling bucket, later amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 143652.015 -- Report ID: 0355117 -- Event Date: 01/19/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1577781.015	02/11/2022		327320	The Finly Corporation

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was removing a bucket attachment from a rented Takeuchi Model TL12V2-CR Track Loader so that the equipment could be returned to a rental company. The employee was switching out the hydraulic operated bucket attachment on loader but the hydraulic mechanism was frozen. The employee had a coworker raise the bucket and tilt it forward in an attempt to dislodge it. The bucket attachment was held at a height of approximately 3 feet above the ground while the attachment was being removed and after the safety locks had been disengaged. The manufacturer recommends keeping the bucket at a height of no more than 1 to 2 inches during removal. The bucket attachment fell on the the employee's foot and crushed his big toe through his steel toe boot. The employee was taken to a hospital and treated and released the same day. On February 11, 2022, the employee informed the employer that he was required to undergo surgery to have his toe medically amputated due to tissue damage not corrected during the previous surgery.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bucket , Crushed, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Foot, Industrial Truck, Lack of Work Procedures, Loader, Loader Bucket, Material Handling, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Safety Device, Safety Shoe, Toe, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1577781.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Heavy equipment mechanics

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