Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202315339 - Employee's Hand Is Amputated by Trailer Tongue

Accident Summary Nr: 202315339 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 05/24/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119648707	05/24/2005	4911	221122	Pacific Gas & Electric

Abstract: On May 24, 2005, an employee, truck driver, disconnected a Trail King Tilt Bed Trailer from a dump truck hitch while a backhoe operator was unloading and moving a John Deere backhoe and loader from the bed of the trailer. The tongue handle swung up while the employee hand was in the pinch point area between trailer tongue and truck backend. Employee's hand was amputated. The employee was hospitalized, and his hand was reattached.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, BACKHOE, HAND, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119648707			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, light

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