Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170736557 - Forklift operator crushes hand between pallets and throttle

Accident Summary Nr: 170736557 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 03/31/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119869709	05/31/1995	4225	0	Kent H Landsberg Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a standup order picker from the right side. As he began to back the forklift into an aisle, he noticed that another employee was working halfway down it. He decided to change his direction and backed out of the aisle without stopping to look in the new direction of travel. As a result, the employee backed into a stack of pallets, trapping his right arm between the pallets and the throttle control. He sustained a crushing injury and dislocation of his right hand. The place of employment had a well-prepared and operational safety program and is characterized by a safe operating environment. Employee #1 was a regular employee engaged in his normal operating duties.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, DISLOCATED, HAND, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119869709			Non Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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