Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201163276 - Employee's thumb amputated when caught in extension ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201163276 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126221860	11/20/2001	7349	0	Perfection Services

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on November 9, 2001, an employee was working at 202 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California. The employee was cleaning the second-story windows using an extended 40-foot extension ladder. He descended the ladder in order to move it to a different section of the windows. While moving the ladder, the extended portion of the ladder collapsed and amputated the employee's right thumb at the first joint. The employee was transported to Cedar Sinai Medical Center and hospitalized.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, AMPUTATED, EXTENSION LADDER, COLLAPSE, LADDER, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126221860			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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