Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201020849 - Employee Fractures Finger When Operating Pallet Jack

Accident Summary Nr: 201020849 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/15/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125535278	08/18/2006	2015	311615	Petaluma Acquisition Llc Dba Petaluma Poultry

Abstract: At about 7:00 a.m. on August 15, 2006, Employee #1 was retrieving a Caterpillar pallet jack (Model Number NPP40 and Serial Number 2CL04575) from the dock area of his employer's facility, a poultry processing plant. Contrary to customary practice, the pallet jack was parked with the forks facing away from the wall. As the employee grabbed the hand control, he inadvertently engaged the drive mechanism into reverse. The jack pinned his right hand between the control mechanism and a wall-mounted steel shelf. The employee was able to reach down with his left hand and unplug the power cord and free his hand. He was taken to Petaluma Valley Hospital in Petaluma, CA, where he underwent surgery to treat fractures to several bones in his right middle finger.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FOOD PREPARATION, FINGER, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, JACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125535278			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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