Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134087.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught between unstable lo

Accident Summary Nr: 134087.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 10/19/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1520274.015	03/18/2021		332710	Michigan Production Machining Inc

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on October 19, 2020, an employee working as a quality assurance inspector for a machine shop was walking next to a forklift that was transporting an unsecured load. The employee attempted to manually stabilize the load during transport when the load shifted. The employee caught his hand between the fork and the load. The employee amputated his right index fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Forklift, Forks, Hand, Industrial Truck, Inspecting, Instantaneous amputation, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Suspended Load, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1520274.015	63	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Quality Assurance Inspector

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