Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201032596 - Employee's toe amputated by falling vehicle door

Accident Summary Nr: 201032596 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 06/16/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126069640	09/23/1999	5093	0	Potential Industries

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 a.m. on June 16, 1999, Employee #1 was loading a delivery truck. As he was closing the door, it came off a broken hinge and fell on his right toe, partially amputating it. Employee #1 was taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Long Beach, where he underwent surgery and was hospitalized for two days. At the time of the accident, he had been working since 1992 for Potential Industries of Wilmington, CA, a waste materials processor.

Keywords: LOADING, AMPUTATED, STRUCK BY, TOE, FALLING OBJECT, DOOR, MECH MALFUNCTION, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126069640			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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