Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170738678 - Employee's fingertip amputated when caught in truck door

Accident Summary Nr: 170738678 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 09/23/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120265640	10/18/1994	4953	0	Newco Waste

Abstract: At 10:28 a.m. on September 23, 1994, Employee #1 was in the shipping and receiving area of an oxygen plant and had finished loading his truck with tanks of welding gas. He was in the truck's cab when he closed the door on his little finger, cutting 1/4 in. off the tip. He was not paying attention to the location of his hand. Employee #1, a welder/driver, is not an employee of the firm where the accident occurred. He was there to pick up supplies for his daily work.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, TRUCK, DOOR, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120265640			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, heavy

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