Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201491230 - Employee's Foot Is Crushed by Industrial Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201491230 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/12/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310827225	08/14/2008	5211	444110	Home Depot

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on May 12, 2008, an employee of a retail hardware store was acting as a spotter for a coworker who was driving a Raymond Model Number EAS1R40TT forklift, with Serial Number EZ-A-03-26523. The forklift was 24" wide. They were moving a wingstack, which was a small stack of merchandise, in an aisle. The spotters were trained to maintain a "Zone of Safety" ten feet in the direction of travel and four feet on all other sides. Employee #1 breached the zone of safety, and his foot was crushed by one of the forklift's wheels. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: WHEEL, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STORAGE AREA, FOOT, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310827225			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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