Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202530408 - Employee Amputates Finger When Cooler Door Came Off Track

Accident Summary Nr: 202530408 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 09/13/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313641755	11/02/2010	7361	561310	Priority Staffing Inc. Dba Priority Business Svc

Abstract: At 11:43 a.m. on September 13, 2010, Employee #1, a material handler working for Priority Staffing Inc., was trying to close the door of the C3 cooler when the door came off its track and his left finger was jammed between the door and a barrier pole. Employee #1 suffered an amputation of the left middle finger. Employee #1 was transported to the Western Hand Medical facility in Downey, California by a coworker. Employee #1 was released from the hospital on the same day and was off work for three days but was in therapy for about two months.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, JAMMED, STRUCK BY, REFRIGERATOR, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313641755			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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