Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170865521 - Employee's fingertip amputated between board and forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170865521 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 11/07/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125866202	02/05/1998	1731	0	Aspen Timco, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were loading wire spools into a cargo container at a school construction project. After loading four pallets of wire spools, Employee #1 was holding a piece of 4 by 4 against the edge of the next pallet as the coworker used the forks of a forklift to push it. When the lift moved forward, Employee #1's right middle finger became caught between the forks and the board and was amputated just below the nail.

Keywords: LOADING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125866202			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Other

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