Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112754.015 - Employee fractures thumb when struck by unsecured pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 112754.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/15/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1348206.015	09/19/2018		541690	Shawcor Pipe Protection, Llc

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on September 15, 2018, Employee # 1 was attempting to load steel pipe onto a forklift at the yard location J. He was rolling steel pipes form dunnage onto the blades of a forklift with an improper pipe key. The pipe rolled over with the pipe key which was attached to the pipe, crushing the employee's thumb between the pipe key and another steel pipe already loaded on the blades of the fork lift. Employee # 1 suffered a fractured thumb and was hospitalized. The employer complied with the reporting requirement on September 15, 2018 at 5:52 p.m. in compliance with 342(a). DOSH arrived at the site on September 19, 2018 At 9:00 a.m. No accident related violations were issued because the injury does not meet the definition of a serious injury.

Keywords: Blade, Crushed, Finger, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Pipe, Pipe Wrench, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Roll-Over, Steel, Struck By, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1348206.015	48	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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