Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201115656 - Employee Suffers Amputation

Accident Summary Nr: 201115656 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126189315	03/17/2003	0723	115114	Paramount Farms, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on February 13, 2003, Employee #1, a lead mechanic, was changing a battery pack on forklift Number 82 weighing approximately 3700 pounds. One side of the battery pack came off the guide bar of the overhead hoist. Employee #1 reattached the guide bar with his right hand and did not move his hand out of the way. Employee #1 activated the hoist in the up position and when the battery pack was lifted it created a pinch point between the battery pack and the guide bar amputating Employee #1's right index finger to the first joint. Employee #1 was treated for his injury but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: battery, amputated, finger, hoist, industrial truck, nip point, guide post

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126189315			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm equipment mechanics

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