Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 957076 - Employee's finger amputated in clam shell

Accident Summary Nr: 957076 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 05/27/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111748265	07/09/1993	1542	0	Rudolph And Sletten, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was a signal person for the skip loader operator. At approximately 3:00 p.m. on or about May 27, 1993, the operator dumped fill rock into three wheelbarrows positioned side by side. One of them tipped over and struck Employee #1 on the lower part of his left leg. As he began to fall, he grabbed the loader's clam shell with his left hand. At the same time, the operator closed the clam shell, lacerating Employee #1's left hand and amputating his left ring finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROCK, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOADER, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111748265			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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