Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201170701 - EMPLOYEE'S HAND FRACTURED WHEN STRUCK BY CHAIN

Accident Summary Nr: 201170701 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125797142	04/10/1998	4212	0	D.F.C. Trucking

Abstract: An employee was using a York forklift (Serial Number 2363654) to pull a stuck Peterbilt truck (License Number 9A58847) from the mud in the his yard. He attached a 25-ft long 0.375-in. logging chain between the forklift and truck, and attempted to pull the truck from the mud. He then turned around in the forklift cab to look back at the truck. The chain broke and snapped back, striking the employee's left hand. He suffered multiple fractures to his left hand and fingers, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, FINGER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TOW TRUCK, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125797142			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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