Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170247985 - Employee's foot injured between forklift and door jamb

Accident Summary Nr: 170247985 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 02/28/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111443529	02/28/1991	5251	0	Home Club Inc

Abstract: On February 28, 1990, Employee #1, a 20-year-old lift truck operator with two years of experience, stepped off his stand-up lift truck as it was moving and proceeded in the same direction as the forklift. The vehicle caught up to him in about 8 or 10 ft, pinning his left foot against a steel door jamb. He sustained crushing injuries and soft tissue avulsion to his left heel and mid-foot. Employee #1 was transported to Valley Hospital, where he underwent degloving, repair, and debridement of the injured area. He recuperated in the hospital until his release on March 9, 1991.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, VEHICLE, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, UNMANNED, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111443529			Hospitalized injury	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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