Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136501.015 - Employee partially amputates thumb between PIV and rack

Accident Summary Nr: 136501.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 06/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1537832.015	06/23/2021		424130	Bunzl Distribution Midcentral Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 p.m. on June 15, 2021, an employee working for a paper products wholesaler was driving a stand up forklift (PIV) down an aisle. The employee hit a piece of wood and lost control colliding with the nearby racking. The employee attempted to brace himself for impact and caught his thumb between his PIV and the rack. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for a partial amputation of his thumb.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Driver, Driving, Forklift, Housekeeping, Industrial Truck, Instantaneous amputation, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Paper, Partial Amputation, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Stand-Up Forklift, Storage Rack, Traumatic Amputation, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1537832.015	41	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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