Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316640481 - State Of Oregon-Oha And Directors Office Of Dhs

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 316640481

Report ID: 1054113

Date Opened: 06/28/2013

Site Address:
State Of Oregon-Oha And Directors Office Of Dhs
918 Charles St
Newberg, OR 97132

Mailing Address:
500 Summer St Ne E22, Salem, OR 97310

Union Status: Union

SIC:9223

NAICS: 922140/Correctional Institutions

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/08/2013

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/08/2013

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201615507

Event: 06/26/2013

One Employee Has Hand Crushed by Load, Other Is Not Injured

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on June 26, 2013, Employee #1 was assisting a forklift operator with the movement of a stack of steel sheets. The sheets had been left on the floor of a warehouse. The forklift operator placed the forks of the forklift truck beneath the load. Employee #1 took a 3 in. thick by 3 in. wide by 4 ft long piece of lumber and placed it under one end of the suspended load. The forklift operator then raised the load to an approximately 7 in. height above where it was before. He was about to move the load with a sideshift, which is a mechanism within a forklift truck, controlled by the driver that allows the load carried to be moved to the left and the right. However, he hit the lowering lever. The approximate 3,000 lb load dropped on Employee #1's right hand and crushed it. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent treatment and was then hospitalized. Employee #2 was not injured in the incident.

Keywords: SUSPENDED LOAD, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316640481			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Production helpers

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