Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170853246 - Employee's hand injured when caught by trash bin

Accident Summary Nr: 170853246 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 12/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120247366	12/05/1998	3999	0	Modtech Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was climbing a fixed ladder attached to the side of a large trash hauling bin. He grabbed the top edge of bin just as a large, 2,500 lb metal box was emptied into it, catching his hand against the side of the bin wall. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: FINGER, DUMPSTER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, HAND, BLIND REACHING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120247366			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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