Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201169240 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Falling Forklift Forks

Accident Summary Nr: 201169240 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126161868	06/06/2007	1522	236116	Niemann Properties Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on May 29, 2007, Employee #1, a field supervisor and certified forklift driver, was working at a 16-unit condo construction job site. He reached into the mast area of a Caterpillar 565005 GP30K forklift (Serial Number AT13E31241) in an attempt to put the stuck lift chain back into place. Both forks dropped, and his right ring finger was caught between pinch points, resulting in it being amputated to the first knuckle. He was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: CHAIN, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, IND TRK OPERATOR, UNSECURED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126161868			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior tile work (ceramic, vinyl, acoustic) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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