Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170703011 - Employee's fingers amputated when rope breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 170703011 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 04/02/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111946653	04/21/1992	0191	0	I & I Farms Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:20 p.m. on April 2, 1992, Employee #1, of I & I Farms, was operating a fork truck. While emptying a bin of turnips into a dump truck, Employee #1 was holding onto a nylon rope utilized for releasing the bin. Employee #1 then backed up the fork truck while holding the rope in his left hand. The rope became caught in the tire and pulled on his fingers until the rope broke. Employee #1's three fingers were amputated, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, IND TRK OPERATOR, ROPE, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ENTANGLED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111946653			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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