Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481678 - Employee injured when thumb caught by metal door

Accident Summary Nr: 201481678 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125839142	03/03/1999	3469	0	Mclaughlin Refuse Equipment

Abstract: On September 15, 1998, Employee #1, a welder for this refuse container company, received a pinch injury that resulted in the amputation of the tip of his right thumb when it was caught during installation and alignment of the 4-foot by 8-foot right door on a metal storage bin being assembled. Employee #1 was holding a metal shim, 8-inches long by 2-inches wide by 0.25-inches thick, of flat steel bar stock up near the location of a hinge when his thumb was caught between the shim and a horizontal member on the back of the door during closing.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, STORAGE BIN, WELDER, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125839142			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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