Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130141.015 - Employee amputates finger when crushed by PIV blade and hopp

Accident Summary Nr: 130141.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 10/01/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1496323.015	10/07/2020		327211	Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:30 a.m. on October 1, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for a glass manufacturer was operating a forklift to empty a self-dumping hopper. The hopper would not return to the set position, so the employee placed his left hand on the forklift blade and pushed the hopper with his right hand. The hopper rolled back and crushed the employee's left pinky finger between the forklift blade and the hopper. The employee partially amputated his finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Finger, Hopper, Industrial Truck, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1496323.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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