Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164447.015 - Employee dies from complications after foot is crushed by PI

Accident Summary Nr: 164447.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 02/05/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1730545.015	02/23/2024		424930	Elite Flower Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on February 5, 2024, an employee working as a laborer for a nursery had been operating a stand-up powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee was dismounting the PIV when the vehicle moved and trapped the employee's left foot between the wall and PIV. The PIV crushed the employee's foot and ankle, and he was transported to hospital via ambulance. The employee died later due to complications from his injuries.

Keywords: Ankle, Caught Between, Complication, Crushed, Driving, Equipment Operator, Foot, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Laborer, Laceration, Material Handling, Nursery, Operating, PIV, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Unsafe Position, Unsecured

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1730545.015	36	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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