Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170631394 - Employee is hit by reversing forklift and fractures toe

Accident Summary Nr: 170631394 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 12/13/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119862142	01/03/1994	5093	0	United Alloys & Metals Inc

Abstract: At about 2:10 p.m. on Monday, December 13, 1993, Employee #1 was cleaning his work area at the plant. A coworker, not seeing him, backed a forklift truck toward him. When Employee #1 yelled, the coworker applied the brakes, which did not work. The coworker then shifted the forklift into forward, but the forklift hit the employee's left leg, breaking his toe. A general violation of T8CCR 3328(g) was cited. Other violations were also observed and cited.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BRAKE, OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TOE, BACKING UP, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119862142			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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