Accident Summary Nr: 202600797 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 08/24/2010
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
| 314897612 | 08/24/2010 | 3569 | 333999 | Ems Electric Corporation |
Abstract:
On August 24, 2010, Employee #1 was operating a gas/LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) forklift. He was driving the forklift, which did not have a load, on an asphalt surface behind a department store. Employee #1 was turning to the right, when a rear wheel struck a rock. The rock caused the steering wheel to turn sharply, further to the right, which in turn caused the forklift to overturn. Employee #1 was wearing a seatbelt and remained in the forklift seat. His left foot was pinned and crushed under the forklift, resulting in amputation of his big toe. Employee #1's head was also scraped in the accident, but he did not lose consciousness. Employee #1 was transported to "Washington shock trauma", where he was hospitalized and underwent surgery for his injuries.
Keywords:
WHEEL, HEAD, AMPUTATED, ROCK, PINNED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ABRASION, TOE, LOST CONTROL, OVERTURN
Accident Details
| End Use |
Project Type |
Project Cost |
Stories |
Non-building Height |
Fatality |
| Commercial building |
Maintenance or repair |
$50,000 to $250,000 |
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Employee Details
| Employee # |
Inspection Nr |
Age |
Sex |
Degree of Injury |
Nature of Injury |
Occupation |
| 1 |
314897612 |
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Hospitalized injury |
Amputation |
Laborers, except construction |