Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201071628 - Employee's Finger Caught Between Material and Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 201071628 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310813985	12/05/2007	2434	337110	Jim N I Systems

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on November 21, 2007, Employee #1, a cabinet maker, was assisting a coworker by holding approximately 7 sheets of 4-ft by 8-ft plywood away from a wall that the pile was leaning against. Employee #1 temporarily let go of the weight, and when his coworker began to lose control of the stack, Employee #1 attempted to grab the stack at the last moment. The tip of Employee #1's finger was caught between the falling plywood and a pallet jack that was near by. The tip of Employee #1's right-hand middle finger was amputated at the first knuckle. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PALLETIZED CARGO, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, JACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310813985			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Cabinet makers and bench carpenters

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