Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139289.015 - Employee partially amputates finger when caught between cabl

Accident Summary Nr: 139289.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 09/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553801.015	09/03/2021		562910	Pacific States - Sukut - P31, A Joint Venture

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on September 1, 2021, an employee working as a lumberjack for a remediation service was setting a choker on two logs. The logs shifted causing tension within the choker. The employee caught his left hand between the choker cable and a knot on the log. The employee amputated his index finger at the interphalangeal joint, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Choker, Choker Cable, Cutting, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Load Shift, Log, Logger, Logging, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1553801.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Timber cutting and logging occupations

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