Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114948.015 - Employee's finger is crushed between granite slabs

Accident Summary Nr: 114948.015 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 04/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1389726.015	05/01/2019		238340	Creative Habitats, Ltd

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on April 25, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a tile and stone fabrication and installation company, was using a forklift to move a piece of granite in the employer's yard. During this operation his hand slipped between two pieces of stone, and his left middle finger was crushed. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of the crushing injury. The subsequent investigation revealed the employee had not received training in the safe operation of forklift trucks, and the company had no written forklift program.

Keywords: Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Finger, Forklift, Hand, Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rock, Untrained

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1389726.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury

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