Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119550.015 - Employee amputates leg in forklift collision

Accident Summary Nr: 119550.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 09/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1428261.015	09/05/2019		339999	Summit Packaging Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on September 3, 2019, an employee was operating a standup forklift, delivering a gaylord of scrap material to scrap dumpster when he collided with a concrete wall and his left foot was caught between the forklift and the bollard that protects the wall. The employee was hospitalized to treat a leg amputation below the knee.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Collision, Concrete Barrier, Crushed, Crushing, Leg, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Stand-Up Forklift

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1428261.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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