Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200521433 - Employee's legs amputated when caught under fork truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200521433 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/27/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115094617	10/28/1999	1791	0	E.J. Hinz And Sons Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Lull Rough-Terrain fork truck on a slight incline at the site of a steel building under construction. The lift truck tipped over and Employee #1 became pinned under the overhead guard. His left leg was amputated near the knee and his right leg was amputated above the foot. The fork truck was equipped with seat belts, but Employee #1 was not wearing one at the time of the accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, IND TRK OPERATOR, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SEAT BELT, LEG, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115094617			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Structural metal workers

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