Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1001833 - Employee's fingers severely cut by hoist apparatus

Accident Summary Nr: 1001833 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/02/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101934206	10/02/1986	2077	0	Alton Rendering Works, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a 2 1/2 ton hoist apparatus that was being used to lift dead animals into a plant receiving dock. When a coworker actiated the hoist, it caught the last two fingers on Employee #1's right hand. His little finger was severely cut but not amputated. Poor judgment by both employees contributed to the accident.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, FINGER, WORK RULES, LACERATION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101934206			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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