Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200525228 - Employee Amputates Finger by Sliding Barrel

Accident Summary Nr: 200525228 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/02/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304795784	08/23/2002	3471	0	Barrett Plating Inc.

Abstract: On August 2, 2002, Employee #1 was unloading a 55-gallon barrel that was on a pallet from the back of his pickup truck. The barrel was cut in half, and when the pallet stopped at the beginning of the tailgate, the barrel continued to slide forward. Employee #1's index finger was resting on top of the pallet when the barrel slid over it. His finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, PALLET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304795784			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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