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Accident: 92939.015 - Worker Is Run Over By A Forklift And His Foot Requires Amput
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1208849.015 | 02/07/2017 | Williams Mechanical Llc |
At 10:30 a.m. on February 1, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, both employed by a construction subcontractor, were working at a multiemployer project at a wate r and sewer treatment plant. Employee #1 was walking alongside a moving Skyjack Telehander rough terrain forklift and trying to balance a steel pipe slung from a fork of the forklift. The schedule 40 pipe was 21 feet long, 16 inches in di ameter, and weighed 1,600 pounds. Coworker #1 was operating the forklift and th e forklift ran over Employee #1's foot. Emergency services were called, and Emp loyee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted. His crushed foot require d amputation.
Keywords:
aerial lift, amputation, construction, construction vehicle, crushing, foot, powered industrial vehicle, rigging, run over
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewer/water treatment plant | Alteration or rehabilitation | 0 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1208849.015 | 63 | M | Hospitalized injury | Welders and cutters |