Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127718.015 - Employee's finger is amputated by winch cable

Accident Summary Nr: 127718.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1476197.015	05/14/2020		562111	Ankeny Sanitation, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on May 6, 2020, Employee #1 had finished loading trash into the #5 McNeilus garbage truck at an undisclosed client location. Employee #1 climbed onto the #5 McNeilus garbage truck passenger side exterior riding step and held onto the grab handle. The winch cable had been stored on the same grab handle. Employee #1 bumped the #5 McNeilus garbage truck exterior controls, causing the winch cable to retract, pinching Employee #1's finger between the winch cable and the grab handle. Employee #1 sustained a lacerated and amputated right pointer finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cable, Finger, Garbage Truck, Laceration, Pinch Point, Pinched, Winch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1476197.015	19	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Garbage collectors

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