The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, August 20th 2012 by OSHA representitives in Stockton, CA at Big Valley Tractor Llc. A employee working as a Sales worker was injured on the job when the employee's foot was struck by falling box, amputated big toe
Accident Date2012-06-29
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeOn June 29, 2012, Employee #1 was operating a forklift and unloading a box scrapper off a flatbed delivery truck. As he moved the box, it became stuck on one of the forks of the forklift. He pulled on the box to free it. It fell from the forks, landed on his right foot and crushed the big toe. A coworker transported Employee #1 to a medical center. At the hospital, he underwent treatment and surgical procedures that involved amputating the right big toe. Employee #1 was hospitalized for postoperative care.