Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221417934

IDEXX DISTRIBUTION, INC.

Event
Amputation, Caught Between, Collision, Foot, Forklift, Ind Trk Operator, Lost Control, Operating, Stand-Up Forklift, Struck Against
NAICS
334516
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345679427
Employer profile
IDEXX DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Summary number
221417934
Report ID
0454711

Event description

Employee's foot is caught between two forklifts, foot is lat

Investigation abstract

At 10:55 a.m. on October 11, 2021, the employee was operating a Raymond stand-up forklift, traveling south with the forks trailing. The employee lost control of the forklift, colliding into another parked Raymond stand-up forklift that was in the aisle. During the collision, the employee's left foot was outside of the cab and was caught between the two forklifts. The employee was hospitalized for a surgical amputation above the ankle.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    859

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