Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170184329 - Employee's fingers amputated after being injured by sink

Accident Summary Nr: 170184329 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/08/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111872529	05/15/1992	3728	0	Northrop Corporation Aircraft Division

Abstract: Employee #1, a maintenance electrician for the Northrup Corporation, was helping plumber friends, at their request, to lift a Bradley sink (although this was not a regularly assigned task). The approximately 500 lb sink was composed of polishing stone and was awkward to handle. The sink slipped, pinching, crushing, and bruising three of Employee #1's fingertips between the sink base and a steel-mounted pedestal. The fingers were amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, PINNED, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111872529			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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