Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202251724 - Employee Is Caught Between Forklifts, Fractures Foot

Accident Summary Nr: 202251724 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 08/08/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312457740	08/08/2008	5013	423120	Daimler Trucks North America Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Raymond reach-type powered industrial truck (Model Number EASI-R40TT) to unload a trailer. Employee #1 was backing the reach truck away from the loading dock and had his left foot outside the platform. As Employee #1 backed up he struck a Toyota powered industrial truck (Model Number 7FGC025) in the back that was parked nearby. Employee #1's foot was caught between the two powered industrial trucks. Employee #1 suffered five fractures. Employee #1 stated that he was wearing steel toed work boots at the time of the accident. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The attending physician stated that without the steel toed work boots the injuries would have been substantially worse.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, BACKING UP, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312457740			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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