Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 890590 - Employee's hand injured by falling forklift mast

Accident Summary Nr: 890590 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/16/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119540490	09/17/1993	7331	0	Direct Mail Management, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a forklift to place cardboard in a 6 foot 6 inch high dumpster. He was untrained and unauthorized to do this. It appears that he pulled the lift to the center side of the dumpster and raised the forks. To see if he was at the right level, he leaned out the front of the operator's cage with his hand on the mast. As he leaned forward his leg moved the raise/lower lever forward, causing the mast to lower and catch his hand, pulling the skin from above his wrist down to his fingers.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, CAUGHT BY, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SKIN, UNTRAINED, HAND, INATTENTION, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119540490			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Janitors and cleaners

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