Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201119179 - Employee's Fingers Are Injured by Shifting Load

Accident Summary Nr: 201119179 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300828860	03/09/2005	1711	238220	Hector'S Plumbing

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on February 21, 2005, Employee #1 was using a forklift to unload a truck at his employer's plumbing shop. While maneuvering a bundle of plastic pipe (1-in. to 2-in.-diameter, 20-ft long, weighing approximately 2,000 to 3,000 lbs.), the pipe became stuck on the truck bed's side rails. Employee #1 dismounted the forklift and tried to dislodge the pipe by pulling on the side of truck. When the load moved, his left hand became caught between the pipe and the truck rail. Employee #1 was treated at Mercy Southwest Hospital for serious crushing injuries to his third and fourth finger tips. The tip of his left third finger was amputated. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, LACERATION, TRUCK, OFF LOADING, PIPE, PLUMBING, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Other		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300828860			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sales workers, parts

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