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Accident Summary Nr: 135487.015 - Employee amputates finger while repairing truck that falls o

Accident Summary Nr: 135487.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 04/29/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1530015.015	05/11/2021		484121	Mts Transportation Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on April 29, 2021, an employee working as a mechanic for a general freight and trucking company was repairing a truck. The employee was using an impact driver to fasten U-bolts to the frame at the rear axle while the truck was on a rolling jack. The vibration from the impact tool caused the jack to move and the truck to fall pinning the employee's hand between the floor and the tool/truck. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated index finger and a laceration to his middle finger that extended to his palm.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automotive Repair, Bolting, Caught Between, Concrete Floor, Driver, Falling Object, Finger, Hand, Hand Tool, Instantaneous amputation, Jack, Laceration, Mechanic, Repair, Traumatic Amputation, Truck, Unstable Load, Unstable Position, Vibrations

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1530015.015	61	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Bus, truck and stationary engine mechanics

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