Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 955583 - Employee's thumb tip amputated in trailer door

Accident Summary Nr: 955583 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 09/28/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125458844	09/28/1994	9511	0	Spsa-Southeastern Public Service Authority

Abstract: Employee #1 was closing the door on a dump trailer. He was holding the door closed with his right hand and attempting to raise and secure the center dog, a large screw with a "T" handle, into a slot at the bottom of the door with the same hand. As he lifted the center dog, his hand slipped down the "T" handle and the tip of his thumb was pinched off as the center dog slid into the slot.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SLIP, THUMB, DUMP TRUCK, TRAILER, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125458844			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, heavy

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