Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202526620 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated by Chain

Accident Summary Nr: 202526620 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/23/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119692838	08/24/2007	5719	442299	Crate & Barrel

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on August 23, 2007, Employee #1, a stockroom worker employed at a retail store at Stanford Shopping Center Palo Alto, California, finished a bale and was putting a baler in the ready position. The chain used for dumping the bales needed to be released. In order to do so, Employee #1 held the chain in one hand while hitting the switch with the other hand. He mistakenly hit the "up button" instead of the "down" and subsequently amputated several fingers (not specified) on his left hand. He was taken to Stanford Hospital, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SWITCHBOARD, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STORAGE AREA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119692838			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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