Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122648.015 - Employee partially amputates finger while installing car bat

Accident Summary Nr: 122648.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1439027.015	10/18/2019		441310	Auto Zone #5621

Abstract: At 9:23 p.m. on September 5, 2019, an employee was standing outside the auto parts sales store where he worked assisting a customer. The employee had just sold a battery to the customer and was helping install it into the customer's vehicle. The employee was holding the new battery using a battery holder to maneuver the batter into place when the customer dropped the battery onto the employee's right index finger. The employee lacerated his finger causing a partial amputation and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Automobile, Automotive Repair, Battery, Caught Between, Falling Object, Finger, Installing, Laceration, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Retail, Retail Clerk, Retail Store

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1439027.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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