Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135156.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught between skid steer and

Accident Summary Nr: 135156.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1526985.015	04/21/2021		327320	Manatts, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:26 a.m. on April 12, 2021, an employee working for ready mix concrete supplier was helping a coworker affix a BU118 Pick-up Sweeper attachment to a 246C Caterpillar Skid Loader (#176511). The coworker disengaged the coupler pins which made the attachment shift resulting in the employee catching his right hand between the attachment and the skid steer. The employee amputated his index finger to the first knuckle and received medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Attachment, Bracket, Caught Between, Connecting, Couplings, Equipment Operator, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Knuckle, Material Handling, Medical Attention, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pin, Pinch Point, Pinched, Skid Steer loader, Sweeper, Training, Traumatic Amputation, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1526985.015	43	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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