Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170706949 - Employee's fingers amputated by trash compactor door closer

Accident Summary Nr: 170706949 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 08/03/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119870343	01/18/1995	3317	0	Vest Incoporated

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on August 3, 1994, Employee #1 and another employee of a direct mail advertising company were standing in a trash bin, picking up recycled paper from the bin and feeding it into the adjacent compactor. When they were done, they climbed down by the compactor. Employee #1's right index and middle fingers were caught and sheared in the scissor-like parts of the compactor door-closer mechanism. He was taken to the LAC-USC University Hospital for treatment. The cause of the accident was failure to guard the scissor-like parts of the compactor door-closer. The company was issued a serious citation T8CCR 4002(a).

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, TRASH COMPACTOR, BLADE, DOOR, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119870343			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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