Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170708192 - Employee's leg amputated when pinned against trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 170708192 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 05/26/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119906428	06/02/1994	4491	0	Stevedoring Services Of America

Abstract: At 10:20 p.m. on May 26, 1994, Employee #1 was standing on the back of a Rhino yardhustler H-152, which was being backed up towards a Budd trailer for attachment. Employee #1's right lower leg was caught between the yardhustler and the trailer and was amputated. He was transported by paramedics to St. John's Regional Medical Center, and hospitalized there.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRAILER, BACKING UP, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119906428			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Stevedores

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