Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18860239 - The Blue Diamond Company

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 18860239

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 06/26/1987

Site Address:
The Blue Diamond Company
409 Broadneck Road
Arnold, MD 21012

Mailing Address:
6201 Pulaski Highway, Baltimore, MD 21205

Union Status: Union

SIC:4214

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/14/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/30/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360750673

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 822676

Event: 06/19/1987

Employee's fingers crushed by falling lift mast

Employee #1 was trying to remove a jammed barrel jack (hand truck) from the forks of a Yale forklift truck, model #G83P-040-SWS. The barrel jack had become jammed between the mast and the forks when the forks were raised. Employee #1 placed his left hand on a structural member of the mast and pulled on the barrel jack with his right hand. When the barrel jack came free, the mast dropped 6 to 10 in. The middle and ring fingers on Employee #1's left hand were crushed between the structural member and the top of the hydraulic hoist cylinder.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18860239			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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