Accident Report Detail
Accident: 144172.015 - Employee Sustains Degloving Of Toe After Caught Between Fork
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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1580979.015 | 03/02/2022 | Pacific Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. |
At approximately 2:45 p.m. on February 9, 2022, an employee placed parts contain ers in a row located on aisle D7 using a stand-up forklift. The standup forklift operator was backing out of aisle D7. While doing so, his left foot was not po sitioned inside the containment area of the lift, and the operator allowed the l ift to become too close to the feed racking on the opposite side of the aisle. The employee's foot was injured when it was caught between the forklift and the feed rack. The employee sustained a degloving of the left middle toe, which r esulted in a surgical amputation. The employee was hospitalized to treat these injuries.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 1580979.015 | 46 | M | Hospitalized injury | Pressing machine operators |