Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 829739 - Employee's toes amputated when crushed by cast iron wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 829739 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/19/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104223144	10/19/1988	3599	0	Custom Parts Engineering

Abstract: Employee #1 was raising a cast iron wheel with a hoist chain when the chain broke. The wheel fell on the employee's right foot, amputating half of his big toe and the tips of his second, third, and fourth toes. He was wearing steel toed shoes. A violation was issued because the chain had not been inspected on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.

Keywords: CHAIN, WHEEL, AMPUTATED, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, TOE, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104223144			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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