OSHA Injury Report: 001 Memphis TN Barnhart Crane and Rigging LLC

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee had his left hand on the wooden box and was using his right hand to signal the forklift operator

What happened

Two team members were using a telescoping boom forklift to remove a cribbing box from a trailer deck There was a wooden box next to the cribbing box The cribbing box was set further back than the wooden box The spotter had his left hand on the wooden box and was using his right hand to signal the forklift operator The spotter was injured when he signaled the forklift operator to scope the boom out to get the forks under the cribbing box The spotter was focused on the forks going under the load and did not see that the cage at the back of the forks was getting closer to his hand The ring finger on his left hand was pinched against the wooden box causing the removal of the nail a broken finger bone and a laceration that required stitches to close

Injury or illness

Fracture and stitches to fingertip

Object or substance involved

Wooden box

Summary line

Employee left ring finger caught in pinch point resulting in fracture and stitches to fingertip

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.