OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221418551

D&D INGREDIENT DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

DELPHOS, OH· 2021-12-08T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Bracing, Chain, Crushed, Dropped, Finger, Forklift, Hand, Hydraulic, Laceration, Mast, Pallet, Pinched, Pulley, Repair, Unloading
NAICS: 424910
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345682553
Employer profile: D&D INGREDIENT DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Summary number: 221418551
Report ID: 0524700

Event description

Employee's hand is crushed while repairing forklift chain

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on December 8, 2021, an employee was unloading bags of feed from a pinky finger requiring a skin graft. pallet, elevated by a Caterpillar model 2P3500 forklift and driven by a coworker, into a mixer. The raised pallet became stuck and the coworker noticed the forklift chain had become loose and was removed from its pulley system. The coworker notified the employee who attempted to replace the mast chain back onto the pulley. With the forklift still running, the employee replaced the forklift chain onto the pulley causing the hydraulic mast to drop, pinching his hand between the mast and chain. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of his left middle and ring fingers, and a laceration of his left

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 44 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
633

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