Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147246.015 - Employee amputates thumb when caught in chain

Accident Summary Nr: 147246.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 01/03/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1571920.015	01/11/2022		321999	Sierra Pacific Industries

Abstract: At 10:30 p.m. on January 3, 2022, an employee was working in the packaging area tossing battens onto a lumber stack in a lumber mill when he lost his balance and fell to the lumber deck. As the employee fell, his hand went under the deck and was caught between a race and a chain. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his left thumb at the first knuckle.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Lost Balance, Lumber, Lumber Stack, Mill--Plant, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1571920.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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