Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120045.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught between dock plate and

Accident Summary Nr: 120045.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 07/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1432579.015	09/13/2019		491110	U.S. Postal Service

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on July 10, 2019, an employee was connecting a trailer to a dock when he attempted to raise the dock plate. The employee activated the dock plate but it didn't lift all the way on the left side. The employee attempted to remove a forklift BMC strap that was caught in the dock plate but as he did, the plate fell and pinched his left hand between the plate and the dock. The employee amputated his ring fingertip as a result and received medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Building, Caught Between, Debris, Dock, Falling Object, Finger, Fingertip, Housekeeping, Loading Dock, Malfunction, Material Handling, Mech Malfunction, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Steel Plate, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1432579.015		M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction
2	1432579.015		M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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