Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170188080 - Employee's foot injured when crushed between forklifts

Accident Summary Nr: 170188080 -- Report ID: 0950634 -- Event Date: 04/18/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112065446	05/02/1991	5143	0	The Vons Companies, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 a.m. on April 18, 1991, Employee #1, a forklift driver, was parking his truck at the end of his shift. The hand-operated throttle became stuck, and he ran into a nearby stationary forklift truck. His left foot and toes were crushed between the forklifts. According to management, the forklift was checked thoroughly by a representative of Clark Lift Company and by the employer's chief manager. It was found to be in satisfactory working condition, including the throttle. The forklift was operated by pushing the pedal with the left foot and accelerating by hand.

Keywords: HAND CONTROL, IND TRK OPERATOR, STUCK, STRUCK AGAINST, COLLISION, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TOE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112065446			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.