Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201109022 - Employee's Leg Is Amputated When Struck by Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 201109022 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310544333	01/04/2007	7699	811310	Quality Lift Truck Inc

Abstract: On October 18, 2006, an employee was working on a tire press. The employee used a forklift that was out of service due to bad front tilt cylinders. He was working on the tire press, when the bad forklift cylinders slipped and caused the press to fall on the employee's right leg causing an amputation of his lower right leg. The employee was hospitalized and treated for an amputation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CYLINDER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE, LEG, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310544333			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial engineering technicians

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