Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140719.015 - Employee crushes fingertip in PIV mechanism, later amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 140719.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/07/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553999.015	09/21/2021		327211	Vitro Architectural Glass

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee working for a glass manufacturer was attempting to determine why the right wing of a lift truck powered industrial vehicle (PIV) was not moving. The employee placed his left hand close to a pinch point on a vehicle while investigating the issue. As a coworker moved the controls back and forth, the employee caught his ring finger in the mechanism. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization to surgically amputate the fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Communication, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Industrial Truck, Inspecting, Lift, Malfunction, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Mech Malfunction, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pinch Point, Pinched, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Surgical Amputation, Troubleshooting, Unsafe Position, Wing

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1553999.015	32	M	Non Hospitalized injury

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.