OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221393481

DB SCHENKER

FORT WORTH, TX· 2021-07-20T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Crushed, Forklift, Industrial Truck, Leg, Lost Control, Material Handling, PIV, Partial Amputation, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Storage Rack, Surgical Amputation, Training, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle
NAICS: 493110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345449938
Employer profile: DB SCHENKER
Summary number: 221393481
Report ID: 0636900

Event description

Employee pins leg between PIV and racks, later amputated

Investigation abstract

At 11:55 p.m. on July 20, 2021, an employee working as a forklift operator for a warehouse was practicing different operations of the PIV in a forklift training class. The employee lost control of the forklift while turning near a racking system. He pinned his left leg between the forklift and the rack. The employee was hospitalized to treat a crushed leg and ankle, resulting in medical amputation of the leg from the middle of the shin down.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
856

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