Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 704221 - FINGER CRUSHED BETWEEN WOODEN PALLET AND FORKLIFT BAR

Accident Summary Nr: 704221 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 06/12/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18870279	07/03/1986	4212	0	Mountainside Transport Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 PM ON JUNE 12, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING AN ELECTRIC POWERED RIDE-ON PALLET JACK, LOADING 11 PALLETS INTO A TRUCK TRAILER. AS HE ENTERED THE TRAILER, FORKS FACING FORWARD, ONE OR MORE OF THE PALLETS HE WAS CARRYING STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER WALL. THIS CAUSED THE LOAD OF PALLETS TO SHIFT ON THE FORKS. ONE PALLET STRUCK AND CRUSHED THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND, WHICH HAD BEEN POSITIONED ON THE CONTROL BAR NEAR THE OPERATOR'S POSITION. THE TIP OF HIS FINGER WAS AMPUTATED, RESULTING IN HOSPITALIZATION FOR 2 DAYS. EMPLOYEE #1 IS A TRUCK DRIVER, ASSIGNED TO A & P'S WAREHOUSE. ALONG WITH OTHER DRIVERS, HIS JOB IS TO UNLOAD EMPTY WOODEN PALLETS.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET, INATTENTION, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18870279			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, heavy

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