OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #518100

AMPUTATED,PINNED,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,STRUCK BY,HAND,BACKING UP,LEG

1987-07-21T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,PINNED,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,STRUCK BY,HAND,BACKING UP,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 518100
Report ID: 931800

Event description

Employee injured when pinned by reach fork

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was driving a Raymond reach fork backward on a dock plate. It ran of f the dock and landed on his left leg and hand, pinning him down. Employee #1's hand was amputated and he was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
12

Event type
1

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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