Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202485819 - Employee Amputated Fingertip in Door Jamb

Accident Summary Nr: 202485819 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/16/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310417126	10/16/2007	5812	722211	World Of Good Tastes, Inc. Dba Posey'S La Bou #221

Abstract: At 2:55 p.m. on July 16, 2007, Employee #1 was seriously injured at the employer's worksite in Sacramento, California. The employer was a limited service restaurant. Employee #1 was a customer service assistant. Employee #1 was taking out the trash when a gust of wind caught the door and blew it closed. Employee #1 was holding the door open and was caught off balance by the force of the door. She inadvertently stuck her hand in the door jamb as the door was blown shut, causing the immediate amputation of the tip of her right hand pinky finger (at approximately the first knuckle). Employee #1 was taken via ambulance to the UC Davis Medical Center.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, FINGER, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310417126			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Kitchen workers, food preparation

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