Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201179629 - Employee Fractures Foot When Caught Between Pole and Vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 201179629 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/05/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309368819	05/15/2006	5141	424410	C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Abstract: On May 5, 2006, Employee #1, a warehouseman, was operating a battery powered pallet jack. Employee #1, knowing the pallet jack needed to be recharged, entered a neighboring aisle to position the pallet jack, and then began to move it towards an open slot in the battery charging area. As the pallet jack began to move, Employee #1 inadvertently placed his right foot outside the frame of the unit and it struck a yellow crash post at the end of the aisle. Employee #1 sustained a fracture to the top part of his right foot requiring surgery to place a single screw. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, PALLET, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309368819			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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