OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221441256
HARDWOODS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC.
PERRIS, CA·
Event description
Employee lacerates and fractures fingers when moving wood pr
Investigation abstract
At 6:00 a.m. on November 23, 2021, an employee was moving wood products from the warehouse to trucks using a forklift. The employee was driving the forklift backward on a sloped pathway, hauling a high, unstable, and unsecured load of wood products. The product slid and fell off the forklift and the employee used his right hand to try to stop the product, suffering a laceration and finger fractures. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and received surgery to treat the laceration and finger fractures.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 364
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