Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170586366 - Employee's finger amputated by falling dock plate

Accident Summary Nr: 170586366 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 05/02/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120121025	06/22/1995	9999	0	Nabisco Biscuit Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver for Nabisco Biscuit Company, had just finished unloading an order at Savons. Employee #1's truck bed was 40 in. high. The scissor lift loading dock was 10 in. from the ground. The scissor lift had a dock plate attached to it that was 23 1/2 in. long. Since the dock plates did not reach the truck bed, the plates rested on the truck's bumpers. As Employee #1 was removing the dock plates, they slipped from his hand and fell onto and amputated his left middle finger. Employee #1 was not trained on how to use the lift. The lift did not have a safety chain attached to it.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SLIP, FALLING OBJECT, UNTRAINED, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120121025			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, light

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