Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118317.015 - Employee amputates thumb in fire truck hose cover

Accident Summary Nr: 118317.015 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 07/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1418272.015	07/22/2019		928110	U.S. Army Garrison Fort Lee

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on July 21, 2019, an employee was conducting fire truck operations training when he shut a hose bed cover on his finger. The employee severed his right thumb mid-way and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Fire Truck, Hose, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Sheared, Thumb, Training, Water Hose

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1418272.015	29	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations

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