Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170882765 - Employee's finger amputated during forklift collision

Accident Summary Nr: 170882765 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 12/02/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119871986	04/19/1995	1752	0	Surface Decking, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving a Toyota forklift truck, model 403FGC20, out of a warehouse facility to pick up a load. When he approached a semi truck in the facility's driveway, he applied the brakes so he could slow down and go around the truck; however, the forklift skidded and struck the rear of the parked semi. Employee #1 placed his left hand outside the lift's running lines and his middle finger was amputated. Employee #1 was taken to Downey Community Hospital and admitted. There were no direct witnesses to the accident. The employer failed to have a set of rules and regulations for operating a forklift.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, IND TRK OPERATOR, WAREHOUSE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, COLLISION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119871986			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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