Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 829051 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO OBJECTS

Accident Summary Nr: 829051 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/03/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104207881	02/03/1988	3715	0	Fruehauf Corporation Inc.

Abstract: THE FLOOR OF THE TRAILER WAS BEING LOWERED INTO A FIXTURE. EMPLOYEE #1 NOTICED A PIECE OF TAPE SLIGHTLY OUT OF PLACE, SO HE REACHED IN TO ADJUST IT. HIS THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MATERIAL AND THE FIXTURE. THE LOWEREING RATE IS VERY SLOW, SO THE EMPLOYEE PROBABLY THOUGHT HE COULD MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT SAFELY. HE APPARENTLY MISJUDGED THE DANGER OF HIS ACTIONS.

Keywords: WORK RULES, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104207881			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Assemblers

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