Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201160488 - Finger is pinched between jack handle and guardrail

Accident Summary Nr: 201160488 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126116649	03/02/1998	5411	0	The Vons Companies Inc #20

Abstract: At about 6:00 a.m. on January 3, 1998, Employee #1, a material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerk (courtesy clerk) for the Vons Company (a grocery chain) was operating a rented electric pallet jack. He was trying to maneuver a load when the pallet jack stalled. Employee #1 pushed hard and the pallet jack handle swung toward the guardrails. Subsequently, the handle pinched his right middle finger against the guardrail. This accident resulted in amputation of his finger. Employee #1 was transported to Daniel Freeman Hospital.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GUARDRAIL, FINGER, PALLET, JACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126116649			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Material recording, sched'g & distr. clerks n.e.c.

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