Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170895676 - Employee's fingertip amputated against pallet jack handle

Accident Summary Nr: 170895676 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/01/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126129428	06/22/2000	2023	0	Dreyer'S Grand Ice Cream

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on May 1, 2000, Employee #1, of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, was moving a pallet jack inside an ice cream truck parked in front of Von's Market in Whittier, CA. He was turning the handle of the pallet jack when his left ring finger became pinned between the jack handle and the wall of the truck, amputating the tip. He was working alone at the time of the accident.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, AMPUTATED, FINGER, PINNED, DRIVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126129428			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, light

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