Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129233.015 - Employee amputates pinky when hand is caught under hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 129233.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 09/03/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1491390.015	09/04/2020		325510	Ennis-Flint Inc

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on September 3, 2020, an employee was operating a Toyota forklift (Model 8FGU25, Serial Number 92515) to dump the Wright self-dumping hopper (Model 7555). The employee manually released the trash hopper to dump the debris into the dumpster, when the hopper sprang backward with momentum. The employee's hand was caught under the hopper. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated left pinky finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Debris, Dumpster, Finger, Forklift, Hopper, Spring

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1491390.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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