Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170180871 - Employee's foot crushed between lift cross bar

Accident Summary Nr: 170180871 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 11/02/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112155981	01/06/1992	5113	0	Acorn Paper Products Co

Abstract: An employee was operating a forklift that was carrying a load of cardboard on a forklift. When the load shifted back against the forklift mast and leaned over it, Employee #1 jumped onto the forklift's overhead guard to straighten the load. He had one foot on the overhead guard and one foot on the crossbars (the horizontal plates that hold the mast upright or the rails together). When the operator dropped the forks, the mast scoped in, and the crossbars came down, crushing Employee #1's right foot. Part of his big and middle toes were amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TOE, FOOT, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112155981			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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