Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124298.015 - Employee cuts finger when caught between colliding crates

Accident Summary Nr: 124298.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1454273.015	01/07/2020		238120	Southwest Steel Of California, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:50 a.m. on December 233, 2019, an employee was assisting two coworkers to move two crates containing glass, each crate weighing approximately 2,900 pounds. A crate was being lowered into position using an electric pallet jack when it shifted due to contact with a 2-inch by 4-inch piece of lumber that had been placed on the ground under the crate. When the crate shifted it contacted another crate and the employee's finger was caught between the two crates. The employee was hospitalized to treat a laceration to his left index finger.

Keywords: Caught Between, Contact, Crate, Finger, Laceration, Load Shift, Moving, Pallet Jack

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1454273.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker

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