Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134149.015 - Employee fractures two fingers, struck beam while operating

Accident Summary Nr: 134149.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 10/29/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1504258.015	10/30/2020		444190	Lowe'S Home Improvement

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 29, 2020, an employee working for a hardware store was operating an order picker removing toolboxes from shelving to be placed in the customer service drop zone. The employee had his fingers interlaced through the top cage of the order picker when he hit an I-beam on the ceiling. The employee fractured two fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Building, Ceiling, Clearance, Commercial Building, Driving, Finger, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Material Handling, Order-picker , PIV, Picking an order, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Steel Beam, Storage Rack, Struck Against, Training, Unsafe Position, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1504258.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury

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