Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170726467 - Employee's foot injured when run over by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170726467 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 06/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125644989	07/10/1997	2013	0	Ito Cariani Sausage Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were moving stock from a cooler in the shipping department of a food processing plant. The coworker was backing a Toyota lift truck out of the cooler as Employee #1 walked in front of it. The coworker ran over Employee #1's left foot, crushing his big toe and fracturing his ankle. The cause of the accident was the coworker's failure to look in the direction of travel while backing. Employee #1's injury was aggravated by his lack of proper footwear for shipping activities.

Keywords: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, PPE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TOE, RUN OVER, SAFETY SHOE, ANKLE, BACKING UP, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125644989			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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