Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1451793.015 - Medline Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 1451793.015

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 12/13/2019

Site Address:
Medline Industries, Inc.
1960 Miro Way
Rialto, CA 92376

Mailing Address:
1960 Miro Way, Rialto, CA 92376

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 423450/ Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/06/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/06/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1522838

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 125901.015

Event: 11/09/2019

Employee suffers leg amputation in reach truck collision

At 5:20 p.m. on November 9, 2019, an employee was operating a reach lift in the aisle of a warehouse when he made a turn down the aisle and lost control of the lift. The employee was heading toward the storage racks and jumped off the lift to avoid striking his head on the cross support beam. The employee's leg was crushed between the reach lift and the vertical support beam of the racking system. The employee was hospitalized to treat a leg amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Collision, Crushed, Crushing, Industrial Truck, Jump From Moving Equip, Leg, Lost Control, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Reach, Storage Rack, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1451793.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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