Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118433.015 - Employee amputates finger and lacerates head in forklift rol

Accident Summary Nr: 118433.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 07/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419301.015	07/30/2019		238130	Jack Walters And Sons Corp

Abstract: At 5:08 p.m. on July 26, 2019, Employee # 1 was lifting a wood truss with a rough terrain forklift. He elevated and extended the boom to lift the truss high enough to clear the wall of the building as he was backing up to move the lift perpendicular to the building. Employee # 1 backed the lift across the slope causing the forklift to rollover. He was pinned between the forklift and the ground. Employee #1 suffered an amputation of one finger and a laceration to the head. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Boom, Finger, Forklift, Laceration, Lift, Pinned, Roll-Over, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1419301.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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