Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170158075 - Employee's thumb amputated in chain sprocket drive

Accident Summary Nr: 170158075 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/08/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112117296	08/13/1990	5411	0	Pavilion'S Place

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on August 8, 1990, Employee #1, an acting store manager, was attempting to dislodge a jammed chain sprocket drive on a freight elevator security gate near the store's loading dock area. He amputated his right thumb below the nail bed. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded and transported him to St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, CA, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: CHAIN, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, THUMB, JAMMED, SPROCKET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112117296			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Management related occupations, n.e.c.

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