OSHA Injury Report: Flynn BEC LP - Phoenix

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

IE and crew was in the process of offloading a pallet of densdek from a forklift to a cart. IE was providing hand signals to the forklift Operator. After placing the last pallet of dens deck onto the roof cart with a reach forklift two employees were trying to pull the roof cart away from the forks and were unable to do so.

What happened

IE then placed his right hand on the lift bracket behind the sitting position of the forks. The IE placed his right hand on the lift bracket to stabilize himself so that he could firmly plant one foot on the roof and to enable pushing the Dens deck with his other foot. As the material was offloaded the forks were freed up and dropped down to rest against the lift bracket. The tip of IE right ring finger was crushed in between the forks and the lift bracket.

Injury or illness

Open fracture to Right Index finger

Object or substance involved

Forklift Bracket

Summary line

Pinched right index finger between forklift forks and lift bracket. open fracture.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.