OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #892158

FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

1989-06-09T00:00:00

Event: FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 892158
Report ID: 352440

Event description

Employee's finger crushed when caught in forklift

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 got onto a forklift to balance a pallet jack on the forks while they were being lowered. His hands became caught in the machinery, crushing his left middle finger. He was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
889

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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