Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201175239 - Employee Injures Hand Placing Item in Dumpster

Accident Summary Nr: 201175239 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/11/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125712984	05/26/2004	5932	453310	Women Escaping A Violent Environment

Abstract: On May 11, 2004, Employee #1 was placing a typewriter inside of a metal dumpster. As she swung the typewriter up and over the edge of the dumpster, the weight of the typewriter came down and pinned her left middle finger on the edge of the metal dumpster. The impact of the typewriter on the tip of her finger severed the finger at the first joint. She was transferred to a medical center and was hospitalized for medical and postoperative treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, STRUCK AGAINST, DUMPSTER, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125712984			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sales workers, other commodities

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