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Accident: 170629588 - Employee'S Fingertip Amputated After Grate Falls On It

Accident: 170629588 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/28/2000
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
12572894902/08/20015421Premier Valley Foods
At approximately 12:10 p.m. on September 28, 2000, Employee #1 was working for Premier Valley Foods. The employee was using a screwdriver to lift a floor drain grate, when the grate slipped and fell on his right ring finger. Employee #1 received a serious laceration and was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he was treated and released.
Keywords: amputated, food preparation, finger, mechanic, grating, caught between, laceration, hand tool, falling object, lost control
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 125728949 Non Hospitalized injury Amputation Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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