OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221406846
LATICRETE INTERNATIONAL INC
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX·
Event description
Employee incurs multiple injuries after stepping off of fork
Investigation abstract
At approximately 4:45 p.m. on October 5, 2021, an employee operated a powered these injuries. industrial truck heading toward the break room. The employee stepped off the lift while it was still moving after letting go of the throttle handle, expecting the lift to stop. However, when the employee realized the lift did not stop immediately, his foot was between the rear bumper of the lift and the concrete wall of the breakroom when the lift impacted the wall. The employee was caught between a powered industrial truck and a concrete wall. The employee sustained a fracture and laceration to the left foot, amputation of the outside two toes, and skin graph on the foot. The employee was hospitalized for
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 856
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