Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201084795 - Employee Injures Finger While Opening Manhole

Accident Summary Nr: 201084795 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/11/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119983245	03/02/2004	0723	115114	Sunwest Fruit Co Inc

Abstract: On September 11, 2003, an employee was removing a man basket from a forklift's forks. He was pushing and pulling on the gate of the stuck basket vigorously. The gate latch gave way and the employee did not let go of the gate and smashed his right ring finger between the gate and side guardrail. The employee was taken to UMC Hospital in Fresno for treatment. The doctor had to shave some bone to sew up his finger. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, MANHOLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119983245			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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