Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170181804 - AMPUTATION - RING CAUGHT ON METAL OPENING

Accident Summary Nr: 170181804 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/22/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112023817	02/05/1992	4931	0	La City Water & Power

Abstract: A 25-year-old warehouse worker for an electric utility had finished unloading a reel of cable from a stake bed truck. He put his left hand onto a wooden gate on the truck and jumped down. The wedding ring on his left ring finger caught the edge of a metal opening, and the employee's finger was amputated. Emergency medical services were called. Upon arrival, the emergency medical services team stabilized the employee and recommended that the employer transport the employee to a hospital, since there was no bleeding and since the employee appeared calm. The employee was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, RING, CAUGHT BY, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112023817			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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