Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202626388 - Employee's Foot Is Amputated by Pallet Jack

Accident Summary Nr: 202626388 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/03/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313511453	01/12/2011	4222	493120	Southwest Traders Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 2:47 p.m. on January 3, 2010, Employee #1 was operating a Crown Rider Electric Pallet Jack (Crown Model Number PE 4500-60, Serial Number 6A272091) inside Building A at a cooler dock near freezer #3. The pallet jack slipped off of the platform and continued forward, smashing Employee #1's left foot against the corner section of the storage rack. Employee #1's foot was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WAREHOUSE, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PALLET, JACK, FOOT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313511453			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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