Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 963785 - Employee's toes amputated when caught by forklift mast

Accident Summary Nr: 963785 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/07/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104449079	07/17/1990	5074	0	Schumacher Seiler Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on June 7, 1990, Employee #1 was standing on a forklift load that was elevated approximately 10 ft to 12 ft above the ground in order to help steady the load being transferred. As the mast was being lowered, his foot became caught between the two-stage mast and two of his toes were partially amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The forklift was a TCM forklift truck, #OF-298 DE. A work platform was not available and the forklift operator and Employee #1 had not been trained in the safe operation of forklift trucks.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TOE, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, UNTRAINED, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104449079			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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