Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1274620.015 - Distribution International, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Queens District Office

Inspection Nr: 1274620.015

Report ID: 0215600

Date Opened: 10/30/2017

Site Address:
Distribution International, Inc.
11-40 Borden Ave.
Long Island City, NY 11101

Mailing Address:
9000 Railroad Drive, Houston, TX 77078

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 423840/Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/30/2017

Emphasis: L:Forklift

Case Closed: 11/02/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1280149	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 100400.015

Event: 10/25/2017

Employee amputates finger when caught between forklift and a

At 5:30 p.m. on October 25, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that wholesaled industrial supplies. He was operating a forklift. He was backing up the forklift and the forklift hit a metal rack. His finger was between the forklift and the rack. He sustained the amputation of the little finger on his right hand below the fingertip and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Backing Up, Caught Between, Finger, Ind Trk Operator, Industrial Truck, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Storage Rack

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1274620.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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