Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201495231 - Employee's Thumb Is Amputated While Installing Wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 201495231 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/11/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315071050	08/16/2011	7538	811111	H & H Tire Service #3, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on April 11, 2011, Employee #1 was installing a wheel at H & H Tire Service, Inc. He was using a pry bar to reposition the wheel he was reinstalling on a dual axle trailer. The blocks supporting the trailer toppled over, and Employee #1's thumb was amputated when it was pinched between the tire and the fender. He was hospitalized at Community Regional Medical Center, where the thumb was reattached.

Keywords: WHEEL, AMPUTATED, INSTALLING, STRUCK AGAINST, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRAILER, PRY BAR, TIRE, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315071050			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Garage and service station related occupations

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