Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 684548 - Employee's finger amputated by truck's chain and sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 684548 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 06/28/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103381521	06/28/1994	2013	0	John Morrell & Co.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on or about June 25, 1994, Employee #1 was operating the #12 lift truck. When he stood up on the truck to remove a tag/ticket from the top of a tub to the side, his foot slipped from the wet boot and he lost control. The employee hit the truck's lever and when he tried to catch himself, he reached into the chain and sprocket. His right middle finger was pulled into the sprocket and amputated. His ring and pinkie fingers were lacerated and crushed. The employee was air lifted to Universal Hospital.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SPROCKET, LOST BALANCE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103381521			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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