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Accident Summary Nr: 170708382 - Employee's fingertip amputated in auto lift accident

Accident Summary Nr: 170708382 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 04/29/1995
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
11990357305/03/199553110Montgomery Ward

Abstract: At 10:41 a.m. on April 29, 1995, Employee #1 was adjusting the kick-out device on an automotive lift. For some reason, the vehicle on the lift tipped onto his hand, amputating the tips of his middle and ring fingers. Employee #1 was taken by ambulance to the hospital and treated. At the time this report was written, he had returned to work and his doctor predicted a full recovery, as there was no bone damage. There were no witnesses to this accident.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, AMPUTATED, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, VEHICLE, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, LOST BALANCE, HAND, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 119903573 Hospitalized injury Amputation Automobile mechanic apprentices

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