Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170205298 - Employee injured when thumb caught between door and handle

Accident Summary Nr: 170205298 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 04/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125620096	05/01/2001	8221	0	California-Pacific Medical Center

Abstract: At 9:15 p.m. on April 2, 2001, Employee #1 was operating a carpet cleaning extraction machine to clean the hallway area when he suffered a serious injury to his thumb. Employee #1 had been working as a Housekeeping Aide for the California Pacific Medical Center for approximately 4 years. Employee #1 backed up to reposition the machine and started cleaning a new area. As he was backing into an exit way, he misjudged the distance between the door handle and the machine's handle. He caught his finger between them and amputated the tip of his left thumb. Employee #1 was immediately transported to the emergency room on the Davies Campus and the treating physician referred him to the Microsurgery Clinic, where he received surgical treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CARPET, CLEANING, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125620096			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Housekeepers and butlers

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