Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201107034 - Employee's toe crushed by running forklift into storage rack

Accident Summary Nr: 201107034 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/16/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300820347	11/04/2005	7361	561310	Next Staffing

Abstract: On September 16, 2005, Employee #1, operating a forklift, was placing a pallet of product on the second-tier of a storage rack when he pushed a second pallet out of the other side of the storage rack with the pallet he was attempting to place on the storage rack. Employee #1 heard the second pallet falling on the other side and thought it was falling onto him. Employee #1 backed up his forklift while his left foot was dangling off the forklift and struck the rack behind him, crushing his foot. Employee #1 was hospitalized and his middle toe was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, IND TRK OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, TOE, STORAGE AREA, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300820347			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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