OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #822023
SELLS PHOTO, INC.
JESSUP, MD·
Event description
EMPLOYEE FRACTURES FINGER WHILE RIDING FORKS OF A LIFT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, A LABORER, WAS PULLING AN ORDER FROM A 12 FOOT HIGH RACK WHILE STAN DING ON A SKID ATTACHED TO THE FORKS OF A TOW MOTOR. AS HE WAS BEING LOWERED HIS HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FORK'S FIXED TRAVELLING TRACK AND THE THE TOW MO TOR SLIDING MAST. THE EQUIPMENT BEING USED WAS A TOYOTA FORK LIFT (SER #403-FCC1 5-10984 MODEL #42-3FCC15). EMPLOYEE #1 SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIGHT THUMB AND LACERA TIONS OF THE RIGHT HAND.
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 877
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 2
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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