Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202495834 - Employee Amputates Finger While Unloading Materials

Accident Summary Nr: 202495834 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 06/11/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311153753	06/26/2007	1761	238160	Scudder Roofing Company

Abstract: On June 11, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were unloading material from the bed of a truck. As Employee #1 opened the passenger-side door of the truck, a steel T-handle three roller fell from the cab. Employee #1 attempted to intercept the roller by catching it with his right pinky finger. However, his right hand became caught between the back end of the truck and the roller, causing the amputation of his right pinky finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, ROOFER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311153753			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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