Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201508827 - Employee's Thumb Is Injured by Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201508827 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 10/27/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312354202	10/29/2008	7699	811310	Big Joe California North, Inc Dba Big Joe Handling

Abstract: On October 29, 2008, Employee #1 was working as a mechanic and was removing a hydraulic cylinder from the mast of a Caterpillar Forklift, Model No. GC70K1. He was injured when he started the ignition and the mast tilted back, which pinched his thumb between a wood block and the frame of the forklift. He had forgotten to place the tilt level control in neutral. He was not hospitalized for the avulsion of the skin on the tip of right thumb.

Keywords: DEGLOVED, MECHANIC, THUMB, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312354202			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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