Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170618409 - Employee's finger lacerated while moving freezer

Accident Summary Nr: 170618409 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/22/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125853481	07/21/1998	5812	0	Diamond Springs Hotel

Abstract: On June 22, 1998, Employee #1, of the Diamond Springs Hotel, was helping an appliance delivery crew bring a new freezer into the kitchen. They were having trouble moving the dolly over several bumps and Employee #1 reached under the bottom edge of the freezer to lift it as they went over one of the bumps. He sustained lacerations and a cut tendon on his left middle finger from the edge of the sheet metal. He was taken to Marshall Hospital in Placerville, CA. After several hours Employee #1 was transferred to Mercy Hospital in Folsom, CA, where he was treated and released that same day. The edge of the sheet metal was not especially sharp but the serration, combined with the weight of the freezer, resulted in Employee #1's injuries.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, TENDON, SHEET METAL, FINGER, WORK RULES, LACERATION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125853481			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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