Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202463196 - Employee Injures Finger While Servicing Bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 202463196 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300833183	03/13/2006	4953	562212	L.A. County Sanitation District

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on March 1, 2006, Employee #1 was servicing a Caterpillar D8L Dozer. He was under the equipment, removing the retaining nuts that held the "belly pan" in place with an air powered impact wrench. When he removed the last retaining nut, the "belly pan" swung down at its hinge, crushing his finger between the impact wrench and the "belly pan." He was transported by emergency services to Kaiser-Sunset Hospital, where his finger was surgically amputated between the first and second joint.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300833183			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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