An Amazon Air Hub Employee is Seriously Injured at Work-Pt2
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports all serious and fatal work injuries that occur in the nation. As reflected in the ongoing report, accidents at Walmart, Amazon, Lowe’s, and Home Depot often involve forklifts. These companies are not likely participants in the workers’ comp program in Texas.
The following is information about a forklift accident that occurred in Texas on July 9th, 2021. Details from an inspection report that followed and included citations for alleged violations of OSHA safety requirements are shared below and in the continuation of this ongoing series.
In a Forklift-Related Accident, a Texas Worker Suffers Amputation Injuries
While an employee was standing on steel floor plates, the plates shifted under the weight of a forklift that backed over them. The employee lost his balance, and his left foot slid down and became trapped between the floor plates and the forklift’s weight pushing on the plates. Two of the employee’s toes had to be amputated as a result of this serious Texas workplace accident.
Standard Cited:19100178 N11 Powered industrial trucks.
This OSHA standard states that bridge plates and dockboard must not be driven over until they have been properly secured. When they are driven over, it must be slowly and carefully. They must be careful that they do not exceed the rated capacity of the bridge plates or dockboard. The OSHA penalty for this alleged violation is $13,653.
See Part 1 and this continuing work injury series.
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