Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147842.015 - Employee crushes thumb when caught between sliding rack and

Accident Summary Nr: 147842.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 01/24/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580470.015	02/25/2022		112310	Gemperle Egg Packing Co. Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 24, 2022, an employee was working at an egg production facility that ships packaged eggs to external customers. The employee was unloading pallets of eggs from sliding "push-back" racks. This type of rack allows multiple pallets to be placed, and when removed, the next pallet slides into the front position on the sliding portion of the rack. The employee was unloading a pallet of eggs when the next pallet in the rack failed to advance. The employee dismounted the forklift he was operating and climbed the rack to reach the stuck pallet. The employee then used his hand to free the pallet and when it broke free it crushed the employee's left thumb between the rack slide and the edge of the rack. The employee crushed his thumb and was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: Abrasion, Caught Between, Contusion, Crushed, Cut, Engineering Controls, Finger, Food processing, Hand, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Malfunction, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinched, Storage Rack, Stuck, Supervision, Thumb, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1580470.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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