Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170888127 - Employee's finger amputated in door of walk-in refrigerator

Accident Summary Nr: 170888127 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/06/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125503177	09/10/1996	5812	0	All Seasons Party Production

Abstract: Employee #1 was leaving a walk-in refrigerator in the pantry of a kitchen for a company that provided catering and school lunches. While talking to someone in the adjoining room, he closed the refrigerator's swinging door by either kicking or pushing it shut with his right foot. Employee #1's left hand was near the door latch and it became caught in the shear point between the moving door latch and stationary latch striker plate. The middle finger on his left hand was amputated to the first joint. .

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, DOOR, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125503177			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Cooks, except short order

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