Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170079594 - Employee's fingers injured when caught in forklift mast

Accident Summary Nr: 170079594 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 03/12/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115537177	03/12/1992	1521	0	Steckler Construction Inc

Abstract: The employer was using a Champ forklift to lift Employee #1 approximately 7 ft on a plywood platform nailed to the forks. Employee #1 was engaged in concrete finishing on some pillars. While lowering Employee #1, the operator tilted the mast back and Employee #1 lost his balance. When he grabbed the mast, his fingers became caught between the chain and sprocket and his fingertips were amputated. The platform was not the proper type and there was no guard between Employee #1 and the mast.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, NIP POINT, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115537177			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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