Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201176773 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Pinch Point

Accident Summary Nr: 201176773 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/01/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125711788	02/03/2005	5251	444130	Crescent Ace Hardware

Abstract: Employee #1, a truss builder, was helping to load trusses on a trailer for delivery to a customer. The length of the trailer tongue is adjustable to accommodate different sizes of trusses. The metal tongue of the trailer has a one-inch hole drilled every four feet to make the length adjustment. A second employee was on a forklift truck moving the tongue to a longer length. Employee #1 was watching the tongue to line up the holes in the tongue place a metal pin through the aligned holes to keep the tongue stable. Employee #1 placed his finger in the hole to determine if it was aligned properly. The forklift driver moved the tongue, and Employee #1's right index finger was amputated.

Keywords: METAL RAIL, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRAILER, TOWED EQUIPMENT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125711788			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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