Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170732333 - Employee's finger severed by elevator gate weight

Accident Summary Nr: 170732333 -- Report ID: 0950652 -- Event Date: 01/11/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125887232	01/18/1996	1474	0	U S Elevator

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on January 11, 1996, Employee #1, of U.S. Elevator, Los Angeles, CA, was pressing on the weight trough of a freight elevator in the main stockroom when his right ring finger slipped into a hole. The gate weight come down the trough and struck Employee #1's finger, severing it to the knuckle. He was transported to the hospital, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: SEVERED, COUNTERBALANCE, FINGER, WORK RULES, SLIP, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125887232			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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