Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201034717 - Employee Suffers Amputation When Run Over by Fork Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 201034717 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 12/03/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120228309	03/24/2003	7299	561310	Elite Personnel

Abstract: On December 1, 2002, Employee #1 was working in loading dock 241. A coworker in loading dock 243 asked her to do some scanning work in loading dock 243. Employee #1 tried to walk (going north) across the ramp of loading dock 242. Loading dock 242 had stacked boxes on it. As Employee #1 stepped on the ramp with her left foot, the foot was run over by the front right hand side wheel of a moving Toyota forklift truck (Model 7FGCU25, serial number 69260) (Company serial number 1320) which was proceeding towards the trailer. The stack of boxes on the floor in loading dock 242 clearly obstructed the mutual visibility of Employee #1and the forklift truck operator. According to Employee #1 there was no forklift warning horn. Employee #1 lost four toes and suffered a fractured ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, LOADING RAMP, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TOE, LOADING DOCK, RUN OVER, ANKLE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120228309			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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