Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201112166 - Employee Suffers Amputation

Accident Summary Nr: 201112166 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/09/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119941193	11/15/1999	7033	0	Westside Recreation And Park Dist.

Abstract: On November 9, 1999, Employee #1, the caretaker and park groundskeeper was using a log splitter to cut large tree rounds. Employee #1 had a tree round in the splitter and initiated the hydraulic ram to split the log when his gloved left hand got stuck on the tree round. The splitter came down and severed Employee #1's hand before he could get it out of the way. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC RAM, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, GLOVE, STUCK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TREE SECTION, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119941193			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Painters, construction and maintenance

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