Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202466470 - Employee's Foot Is Crushed by Forklift, Later Is Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 202466470 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/30/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310201462	05/14/2008	5023	423220	Gold Crest, Llc

Abstract: On April 30, 2008, Employee #1, of Gold Crest, LLC, was operating a three wheeled powered industrial lift truck (Clark, Model TM20, Serial Number: TM24704779368). Employee #1 was moving the industrial lift truck out of the warehouse area, per the warehouse manager's request, so that a contractor who was conducting work inside the warehouse could move their vehicle out of the warehouse. It was reported that the truck was proceeding at an unsafe speed. Employee #1 made a left turn, and the truck tipped over. Employee #1's right foot was trapped and crushed under the right side of the lift truck. Employee #1 was hospitalized for amputation of his right foot.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SPEEDING, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRUCK, FOOT, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310201462			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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