Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113059.015 - Employee receives partial thumb amputation while attempting

Accident Summary Nr: 113059.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 01/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1374409.015	01/29/2019		236220	Diamond & Thiel Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on January 24, 2019, an employee was loading a cable driven roll off dumpster. At some point, the cable kinked and the employee attempted to free the kink with the left hand. The employee's left thumb became caught between the cable and roller and amputated the employee's thumb at the first knuckle. The employee was hospitalized to treat the injury.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught Between, Dumpster, Partial Amputation, Roller--Mach/Part, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1374409.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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