Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141826.015 - Employee fractures finger when caught between rail and beam

Accident Summary Nr: 141826.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 12/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1568104.015	12/10/2021		454310	Dixie Land Energy, Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on December 1, 2021, an employee was being lifted on the skid of a forklift to install a hanging heater in a warehouse. The employee was holding on to the rail of the forklift and watching the heater when his hand got caught between the rail and a rafter. The employee was hospitalized to treat a right index finger fracture.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushed, Finger, Forklift, Fracture, Heat Exchanger, Installing, Pallet, Rafter, Rail, Warehouse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1568104.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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