Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170197347 - Employee's finger pinched by forklift fork and wood

Accident Summary Nr: 170197347 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111747671	11/14/1991	2812	0	Dow Chemical

Abstract: At around 12:45 p.m. on August 12, 1991, Employee #1 and a coworker, of Dow Chemical Co., were picking up a pallet of KF (potassium fluoride) that was on top of another pallet from the warehouse. Because a piece of wood was covering the forklift holes of the top pallet, Employee #1 asked the coworker to loosen the wood by driving the forklift forward and then back out so he could remove the wood. The forklift did not back out far enough, so Employee #1 asked the coworker to back out some more while he held on to the wood. Instead of backing out, the forklift moved forward, pinching Employee #1's right ring finger between the fork and the wood. Employee #1 was taken to Los Medanos Hospital.

Keywords: WAREHOUSE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111747671			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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