Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201078367 - Employee Finger Is Amputated When Caught on Shelf Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201078367 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/19/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315346411	09/27/2012	5159	444220	Hawthorne Country Store

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on September 19, 2012, Employee #1, of Hawthorne Country Store, was getting products off the top shelf approximately 8 ft. The employee climbed on top of a rack and stepped on the feedbags that were stacked 4 ft high. Employee #1 was climbing back down when he slipped and his left hand was caught onto the shelf beam. The force of the employee's body-weight amputated the ring finger on his left hand. Employee #1 was taken to Palomar West Hospital, where reattachment of the employee's ring finger proved unsuccessful. The employee remains hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, POTENTIAL GRADIENT, SLIP, STORAGE ROOM, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CLIMBING ON COLUMN, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315346411			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sales occupations, other business services

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