Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202452108 - Employee Suffers Amputation When Ring Is Caught on Rack

Accident Summary Nr: 202452108 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 01/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307167429	01/18/2006	8062	622110	La County Dhs King Drew Medical Center

Abstract: Employee #1 was stepping down from the last rung on an A-frame stepladder when the ring on his left middle finger got caught on a part of a storage rack nearby. The momentum of Employee #1's body weight plus the downward movement pulled the skin and tissue off his left middle finger. Employee #1 had retrieved a pair of work gloves from a mezzanine and was attempting to descend when his ring got caught by the top corner of the rack causing him to loss his balance. Employee #1 was treated at the emergency room and was later taken to a medical center where he underwent an operation. As the result of the surgical operation, Employee #1's left middle finger was partially amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, DEGLOVED, LADDER, CAUGHT BY, STORAGE RACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307167429			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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