Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170882138 - Employee's finger amputated by falling chain

Accident Summary Nr: 170882138 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 05/20/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119871101	11/22/1994	3446	0	Arcadia Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on May 20, 1994, Employee #1 was guiding a cement block to a hole. The chain holding the block slipped from a Bobcat lift truck and fell on his left hand, amputating his fingers. He was hospitalized at USC Medical Center and is now being treated as an outpatient.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, HOISTING MECHANISM, UNSECURED, FINGER, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE BLOCK, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119871101			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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