Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96929.015 - Employee repairing motor incurs finger amputation

Accident Summary Nr: 96929.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/17/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1245349.015	07/07/2017		238290	Residential Elevators, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on June 17, 2017, Employee #1, employed by an elevator company, was working at a job site. He was replacing a motor. The vise grips he was using failed, and the load dropped, striking and pinching Employee #1's thumb. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was treated for the partial amputation of his left thumb.

Keywords: Amputation, Construction, Crushed, Elevator, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Finger, Material Handling, Repair, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1245349.015	37	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers

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