Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201106978 - Employee Crushes and Fractures Foot with Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201106978 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/25/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300820503	11/17/2005	7361	561310	A Dream Team Staffing

Abstract: On October 25, 2005, Employee #1 was a temporary worker employed by A Dream Team Staffing. He was assigned to Medline Industries, a medical supply wholesaler, as a laborer. Medline trained him to use a Towmotor forklift truck or one similar to it. Employee #1, however, decided on his own to use another forklift, one for which he had not been trained. In some manner, he crushed his left foot and fractured it. He was hospitalized. The only equipment involved was the forklift.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, INEXPERIENCE, ANKLE, FOOT, TOWMOTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300820503			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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