Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201111457 - Trailer Fell on Employee's Foot, Crushing it

Accident Summary Nr: 201111457 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126023647	11/10/1998	4789	0	Kvs Transportation, Inc.

Abstract: On November 2, 1998, Employee #1, a truck driver, was unloading a waste bin from trailer Number T237. Employee #1 violated unloading procedures by not using the winch and cable provided, and tried to elevate the trailer and roll the truck backwards and hit the brake. The bin was unaligned on the rails of the trailer and got stuck. Employee #1 then attached the winch to the bin to try and straighten it. Another employee was operating the hydraulic controls of the trailer while Employee #1 was standing on the rail of the trailer. The bin shifted and the employee on the controls lowered the trailer rail and it hit Employee #1's foot, crushing it and amputating part of the big toe of his left foot. Employee #1 was in violation of company policy by not wearing steel toe boots. Employee #1 was taken to Henry Mayo Hospital for emergency treatment and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BRAKE, WIRE ROPE, RAIL, CRUSHED, TRAILER, FOOT, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126023647			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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