OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221365018

BUNZL DISTRIBUTION MIDCENTRAL INC.

KANSAS CITY, MO· 2021-06-15T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Driver, Driving, Forklift, Housekeeping, Industrial Truck, Instantaneous amputation, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Paper, Partial Amputation, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Stand-Up Forklift, Storage Rack, Traumatic Amputation, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle
NAICS: 424130
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345378327
Employer profile: BUNZL DISTRIBUTION MIDCENTRAL INC.
Summary number: 221365018
Report ID: 0728500

Event description

Employee partially amputates thumb between PIV and rack

Investigation abstract

At 11:45 p.m. on June 15, 2021, an employee working for a paper products wholesaler was driving a stand up forklift (PIV) down an aisle. The employee hit a piece of wood and lost control colliding with the nearby racking. The employee attempted to brace himself for impact and caught his thumb between his PIV and the rack. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for a partial amputation of his thumb.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M

Event type
2

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