Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102098795 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated after Ring Gets Snagged

Accident Summary Nr: 102098795 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 09/09/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313216707	09/21/2009	2452	321992	Holmes Building Systems, Llc

Abstract: On September 9, 2009, Employee #1 was exiting a modular home on the manufacturer's lot. She stepped forward out of the doorway onto a stepladder, while holding onto the door frame with her left hand. The ladder fell. The ring on Employee #1's left index finger became caught on the door striker plate. The flesh was pulled off of Employee #1's finger by the ring as she fell. She was hospitalized for the amputation of her finger to the first knuckle.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, DEGLOVED, LADDER, RING, CAUGHT BY, FALL, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313216707			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Production inspectors, checkers and examiners

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