Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481835 - Employee's Foot Amputated By Forklift Battery

Accident Summary Nr: 201481835 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125840454	03/03/1999	2741	0	World Color Press-Merced Division

Abstract: Employee #1 was injured while using a hoist designed to change forklift batteries. He was positioned inappropriately and when the battery fell it struck Employee #1's foot, amputating it. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: BATTERY, AMPUTATED, HOIST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125840454			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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