Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200533701 - Employee's Finger Is Injured by Ring and Washer

Accident Summary Nr: 200533701 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/09/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314962002	09/15/2010	3511	333611	Trinity Structural Towers, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 p.m. on August 9, 2010, Employee #1 was attempting to remove a bolt that was jammed from a fit ring on a tower. Employee #1 grabbed a washer to bring it back to the bolt's head to determine where the ring was stuck on the tower. The ring (load) shifted and caught Employee #1's right index finger between the washer and ring. Employee #1 was apparently taken to a medical facility in Newton, Iowa and then transferred to a medical facility in Des Moines, IA to see a specialty surgeon. Because of the injury, Employee #1's right index finger was amputated to the second joint. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, RING, JAMMED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BOLT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314962002			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Assemblers

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