Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481322 - EMPLOYEE AMPUTATES FINGER WHEN BI-FOLD DOOR FALLS

Accident Summary Nr: 201481322 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 05/29/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125839324	10/27/1998	5411	0	Patterson Frozen Foods

Abstract: On May, 29 1998, Employee #1 amputated the distal tip of the left ring finger (nail intact). The employee worked as a mechanic at a frozen food plant. The injury occurred when the employee's finger became pinched between two panels of an accordion type door while he was trying to remove the door from a position on top of an elevated forklift pallet. When the door dropped, Employee #1's finger was pinched between the two panels. The door consisted of five 24-in. wide panels covering a 12 ft wide by 9 ft 8 in. high opening.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LOST CONTROL, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125839324			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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