Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201494564 - Employee Injures Hand When Crushed Between Pallet and Skid

Accident Summary Nr: 201494564 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/26/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312918592	11/16/2010	1542	236220	Pcl Industrial Services, Inc.

Abstract: On July 26, 2010, Employee #1, a welder's helper, and two coworkers were unloading 7ft wooden pallets filled with metal pipe supports from a truck using a rough terrain forklift. Employee #1 was placing the skid and acting as a safety observer on the right side of the forklift; coworker #1 was placing the skid and acting as a safety observer on the left side of the forklift; and coworker #2 was operating the forklift. The forklift's boom obstructed the view of coworker #2 during the placement of skids. For some reason, a third coworker, coworker #3, approached coworker #1 and caused a distraction. Coworker #3 thought he heard Employee #1 say "alright", which caused coworker #1 to signal to coworker #2 that it was safe to land the load. The right hand of Employee #1 was crushed between a wooden pallet and a skid. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BOOM, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, COMMUNICATION, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000		200

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312918592			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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