Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170900575 - Employee's fingers injured when caught in automatic gate

Accident Summary Nr: 170900575 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120029921	07/22/1997	8099	0	American Red Cross

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on July 15, 1997, Employee #1 was working alone on the opening and closing mechanism for an automatic gate at his employer's parking area. No cars were entering or leaving the parking area at the time of the accident. He was putting the cover back on the mechanism when it suddenly activated. Employee #1's left hand, which was on the cover, was dragged against a post and became trapped between the post and the cover. He sustained acute lacerations to his fourth and fifth fingers and was transported to the hospital, where his little finger was surgically amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, UNSECURED, FINGER, WORK RULES, DRAGGED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, HAND, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120029921			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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