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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672188

AMPUTATED,FINGER,CAUGHT BY,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY

Event
AMPUTATED,FINGER,CAUGHT BY,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
672188
Report ID
551800

Event description

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY LOAD FROM FORKLIFT

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:45 a.m. on November 1, 1989, Employee #1 was walking down the middle of an aisle-way when a forklift hit him from behind. The driver stopped suddenly dropping the load of brake drums. Employee #1 tried to get out of the w ay, but his hand and arm were caught under some of the load. Two of his fingers and part of a third were amputated.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    10
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    873
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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