Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202445169 - Employee Fractures Foot When Run over by Lift

Accident Summary Nr: 202445169 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307462093	01/12/2007	5031	423310	Blue Linx Corp

Abstract: At about 5:39 p.m. on December 18, 2006, Employee #1 was working in the employer's building products distribution center in Riverside, CA. Employee #1 was standing on the ground beside a loaded flatbed trailer when a coworker, driving a Hyster S100 model lift truck, made a quick left turn and ran over Employee #1's left foot. Employee #1 sustained a fracture to his foot and ankle region. He was transported by paramedics to the Riverside Community Hospital, where he was admitted for surgery and remained hospitalized for 12 days. Employee #1 was a material handler and full time employee of BlueLinx Corp.

Keywords: FRACTURE, VEHICLE IN GEAR, WAREHOUSE, FLATBED TRUCK, RUN OVER, AERIAL LIFT, ANKLE, FOOT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307462093			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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