Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202477154 - Employee Suffers Injury in Forklift Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 202477154 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 12/11/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312665532	01/05/2011	5182	424820	Southern Wine & Spirits Of America Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on December 11, 2010, Employee #1 and two coworkers were attempting to upright fourty eight cases of vertically stacked bottled liquor on a pallet, because it was leaning on the forklift's vertical mast. Employee #1 and his coworkers climbed on top of the forklift, attempting to manually push the stack into an upright position, which was unsuccessful. Employee #1 was ordered to stay on top of the forklift, pushing on the leaning stack, while a coworker moved the forlift forward. Employee #1 was injured when the vertical mast of the forklift was lowered, shearing his left big toe.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TOE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312665532			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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