Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170725212 - Employee's Finger Is Crushed Between Pallet Mover and Case

Accident Summary Nr: 170725212 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/17/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125817056	10/10/2002	5411	445110	Safeway, Inc.

Abstract: On August 17, 2002, Employee #1, a food clerk at a Safeway grocery store, was using a towmotor pallet mover to return a shipment of cookies to the back room. He set the pallet in front of the dairy box and was backing away the towmotor when his left hand became caught against the dairy box, crushing his index finger. He was hospitalized with his injury.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, WAREHOUSE, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, PALLET, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125817056			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.

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