Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170198865 - Employee's fingers injured in forklift mechanism

Accident Summary Nr: 170198865 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/14/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111932406	08/22/1991	3471	0	Fresno Chrome

Abstract: Employee #1, age 20, of Fresno Chrome Plating, Inc., had just completed loading some stock onto a truck. He was standing on the empty pallet when the forklift operator began to move the forklift. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell forward, catching his right hand in the forklift carriage near the side shift mechanism. The forklift operator engaged the mechanism, crushing Employee #1's fingers and amputating his middle finger. There was no suitable place on the forklift for a rider.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111932406			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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