Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201115102 - Employee cuts hands on glass door

Accident Summary Nr: 201115102 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/30/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126188192	12/10/2002	4953	0	Alpha Recycling, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on October 30, 2002, Employee #1 was following a coworker into a break room. When the coworker closed the door, Employee #1 reached to prevent the door from hitting him, and his hands went through the door's glass window (2 ft by 2 ft). Employee #1 was hospitalized at Valley Orthopedic Hospital for severe bilateral lacerations to both wrists, as well as tendon and nerve damage to his right wrist.

Keywords: TENDON, LACERATION, DOOR, HAND, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126188192			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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