Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170236715 - Employee injured when struck by heavy load

Accident Summary Nr: 170236715 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 09/16/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111441804	09/16/1991	9131	0	City Of Spokane

Abstract: At approximately 9:57 a.m. on September 16, 1991, Employee #1 was working at his welding table. Employee #2 was helping a lift truck operator attach a large truck mount leaf vacuum to the forks of the lift truck. The fork truck knocked the leaf vacuum onto the employees. Employee #1 suffered injuries to his right shoulder and his right thumb was amputated. Employee #2 was knocked to the floor. He sustained lacerations on both sides of his head.

Keywords: HEAD, AMPUTATED, SHOULDER, LOAD SHIFT, THUMB, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111441804			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
2	111441804			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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