Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170152045 - Employee amputates little finger with hedge clippers

Accident Summary Nr: 170152045 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 03/21/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112026356	05/12/1993	9224	0	Carpinteria Summerland Fire Dept.

Abstract: Employee #1 was doing routine outside maintenance, which included yard work, at a fire department facility. The hedges needed trimming. Employee #1 brought a pair of electric clippers from home to trim the hedges. While using the clippers, the electrical cord disconnected from the socket. When Employee #1 plugged the cord back into the socket, the clippers, which he held in his left hand, started and cut off almost 90 percent of his small finger. The finger was reattached. Employee #1 is expected to return to work with full use of the finger in two weeks.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, SHEAR, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112026356			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Firefighting occupations

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