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Accident Summary Nr: 170696884 - Employee's finger amputated when truck boom retracts

Accident Summary Nr: 170696884 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125573543	06/25/1998	5999	0	Boulders Unlimited

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on January 30, 1998, Employee #1, a 19-year-old laborer, was assisting as a 13 ton RO Stinger truck-mounted crane delivered boulders over a fence for use in landscaping. The second finger on his right hand was amputated when it became caught in a 6 in. wide inspection hole in the telescoping boom as it was retracting.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, TRUCK CRANE, CAUGHT BY, TRUCK BOOM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125573543			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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