Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112276.015 - Employee amputates finger on trailer hitch

Accident Summary Nr: 112276.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 07/16/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1332429.015	07/24/2018		813990	The Oaks Community Association, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on July 16, 2018, Employee #1 was working alone, disconnecting a company utility trailer from a company pickup truck. The trailer hitch was stuck and wouldn't lift off of the ball. The employee tried to lift it off by hand. The hitch came off of the trailer, and rolled forward, crushing and amputating his right pinky finger between the trailer and the truck bumper. Initially, the employee's finger was bandaged and he was sent home. Employee #1 was told to return in two weeks for surgery to insert a steel pin through the fingertip into the bone below. The surgery was a success and Employee #1 had his entire finger back in place and returned to work on full duty with no restrictions.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Crushed, Finger, Pickup Truck, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1332429.015	42	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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