Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201050978 - Employee's fingertip amputated in forklift load assembly

Accident Summary Nr: 201050978 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 11/04/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126169036	12/04/1997	2834	0	Lonza Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a chemical operator working for a pharmaceutical manufacturer, and two coworkers were using two forklifts to transfer four drums of a chemical to a supersack. Employee #1 was standing on a pallet platform, secured about 5 ft from the ground on a Toyota lift truck, model 42-4FGC20, being operated by one of the coworkers. The second coworker was on the other forklift. As Employee #1 was being lowered, he placed his left hand on the railing of the back support of the load assembly to keep his balance. When the load assembly came down, his hand became caught in the pinch point created between the railing and the mast and the tip of his left middle finger was almost completely amputated. Backguards on the lift could have prevented exposure to the pinch point.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GUARDRAIL, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126169036			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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