Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201694155 - Employee's Foot Is Crushed by Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201694155 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 08/03/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314757303	08/12/2011	4225	493110	Restoration Hardware, Inc

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on August 3, 2011 Employee #1, an equipment handler with Restoration Hardware, was working in a warehouse distribution center. He was operating a Raymond stand-up industrial truck (Model Number 740 R35TT, Serial Number 740-07-DB09452) to move product. He lost control of the truck, struck a column, and his left foot was crushed between the column and the truck. Employee #1 was hospitalized for an amputation of his left foot. There were no witnesses to the incident. The cause was Employee #1 operating the industrial truck in an unsafe manner by with his body outside the truck's running lines. Inappropriate foot protection contributed to the injury.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, STAND-UP OPERATOR, WAREHOUSE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, COLUMN, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COLLISION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SAFETY SHOE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314757303			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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