Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170873558 - Employee injured when finger amputated by closing dock doors

Accident Summary Nr: 170873558 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125730754	05/07/2002	9221	0	Kern County Sheriff

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on January 23, 2002, Employee #1 of the Kern County Sheriffs Department attempted to reach for the handle of the swinging loading dock doors, when his finger was caught between the doors as they closed. Employee #1 sustained a finger tip amputation and was taken to Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, California, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LOADING DOCK, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125730754			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sheriffs, bailiffs, other law enforcement officers

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