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Accident Summary Nr: 170618821 - Employee's foot injured between rack and pallet jack

Accident Summary Nr: 170618821 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125834465	11/19/1998	2026	0	Crystal Cream & Butter Co

Abstract: On July 24, 1998, Employee #1 was using a pallet jack to load a truck in the shipping area of a dairy plant. He was backing out of the truck when the brake on the pallet jack failed and he smashed into a storage rack, pinning his right foot. Employee #1 was taken to the UC-Davis Medical Center, where half of his right big toe had to be amputated.

Keywords: LOADING, AMPUTATED, BRAKE, PINNED, STRUCK AGAINST, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TOE, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, BACKING UP, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125834465			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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