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Accident Summary Nr: 130710.015 - Employee crushes arm when caught between PIV and rack, requi

Accident Summary Nr: 130710.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/21/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1499744.01510/27/2020332919A.Y. Mcdonald Mfg. Co.

Abstract: At 6:15 a.m. on October 21, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for a valve and pipe fitting manufacturer was operating a fork truck (PIV). The employee lost control of the PIV while attempting to negotiate a turn and ran into a steel storage rack system. The employee caught her left arm between a PIV protective cage vertical support and the racking system. The employee crushed her forearm and was hospitalized. The employee had stabilizing surgery performed on the bone which required a stainless-steel plate and six stainless steel screws.

Keywords: Arm, Cage, Caught Between, Collision, Driver, Driving, Forearm, Forklift, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Lost Control, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Safety Cage, Storage Rack

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1499744.015 23 F Hospitalized injury Laborers, except construction

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