Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170841456 - Employee injured when finger amputated in dumpster door

Accident Summary Nr: 170841456 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125621995	04/10/2001	1542	0	The Sullivan Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, a temporary agency employee dispatched to a general contractor's remodeling project, was attempting to close and latch the end door or gates on a dumpster. Employee #1 had his right hand on the "T" shaped latch bar and was kicking the left door to get it fully closed. When the door closed, the latch bar slid into place, pinching off the end of Employee #1's right index finger between the latch bar and frame member of the right door. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, DUMPSTER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, DOOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125621995			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Other

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