OSHA Injury Report: Corrugated Packaging Tracy D

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Associate crushed his hand between a pallet and the forklifts upright guard post The associate was positioning his forklift in a row of pallets when he went to reverse his right hand got caught between a pallet and the over head guard post Associate stated the he tried to grab the post with his right hand and misjudged the post causing him to miss grab the post Associate then pinched his fingers between the pallet and the post This caused his fingers to started bleeding a lot He was the quickly transported to local ER clinic He received stitched to his right middle finger and badges to the index and ring fingers

What happened

Associate crushed his hand between a pallet and the forklifts upright guard post The associate was positioning his forklift in a row of pallets when he went to reverse his right hand got caught between a pallet and the over head guard post Associate stated the he tried to grab the post with his right hand and misjudged the post causing him to miss grab the post Associate then pinched his fingers between the pallet and the post This caused his fingers to started bleeding a lot He was the quickly transported to local ER clinic He received stitched to his right middle finger and badges to the index and ring fingers

Injury or illness

Cut Laceration Finger Right Middle Finger

Object or substance involved

pallet and forklift guard post

Summary line

Cut Laceration Finger Right Middle Finger pallet and forklift guard post Caught in under on between

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.