Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170786271 - Employee's Finger Tip Is Amputated by Flywheels

Accident Summary Nr: 170786271 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/07/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314576232	03/19/2012	4941	221310	Ca Reclamation District 108

Abstract: On February 7, 2012, Employee #1 was manually turning a large flywheel (hand crank). His hand slipped and got caught in the gears created by the flywheel that Employee #1 was turning and an adjacent flywheel that his coworker was manually turning. Employee #1 sustained an injury to his right middle finger that apparently consisted of a fingertip amputation. A coworker took Employee #1 to a local medical clinic for X-rays and preliminary treatment. The following day Employee #1 returned to a local hospital, where the attending doctor shaved the tip of the bone to conduct a flap procedure. Employee #1 was apparently hospitalized and released from the hospital later the same day.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, GEAR, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314576232			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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