Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170621072 - Employee's finger amputated when ring catches on railing

Accident Summary Nr: 170621072 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 05/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120184858	07/10/1996	4212	0	Pleasant Hill Bayshore Disposal

Abstract: Employee #1 was working for a waste disposal company. He was jumping off the back of a flatbed truck when the ring on his left index finger became caught on a metal railing. His finger was almost completely amputated. He was transported to the hospital, where it was surgically reattached.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, RING, CAUGHT BY, TRUCK, FALL, FLATBED TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120184858			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Garbage collectors

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