Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170699938 - Employee's hand fractured when struck by tool or door spring

Accident Summary Nr: 170699938 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/16/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119963387	10/30/1992	4225	0	Kmart Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 4:15 a.m. on September 16, 1992, Employee #1, of the K-Mart Corporation, was adjusting the spring tension of receiving dock door #14, a roll-up door, when the tool that he was using slipped. The sudden release of tension on the spring caused either the tool or the spring itself to strike his hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured hand.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, DOOR, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119963387			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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