Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131902.015 - Employee lacerates finger while closing trailer door

Accident Summary Nr: 131902.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 04/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482973.015	07/09/2020		484122	Fedex Ground

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on April 17, 2020, an employee was in the process of closing a trailer door after finishing loading it. The employee got his right index finger caught between the trailer door and dock while attempting to close the trailer door. The employee misjudged the situation while keeping his index finger at the edge of the door and not using the handle to close the door. The employee suffered a laceration to the right index finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Caught Between, Closing, Delivery Work, Distribution Center, Dock, Door, Finger, Laceration, Misjudgment, Package Delivery, Pinched, Trailer, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1482973.015	42	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Hand packers and packagers

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