Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119476.015 - Employee's hand is fractured when caught between equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 119476.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1402716.015	05/13/2019		238220	Fire Ace Inc

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on March 8, 2019, Employee #1 was operating a Komatsu forklift. He was transporting "fire skids" into the warehouse. He lost control of the truck, causing it to strike a trash dumpster. The trash dumpster rebounded towards the truck. Employee #1 attempted to stop the trash dumpster, and in so doing his hand was caught between the trash dumpster and the truck. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a fractured right hand.

Keywords: Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Dumpster, Equipment Operator, Forklift, Fracture, Hand, Lost Control, Pinched, Struck Against, Truck Driver

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1402716.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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