Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170731608 - Employee's finger amputated in truck ramp

Accident Summary Nr: 170731608 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/24/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120257746	06/01/1995	5193	0	Monrovia Nursery Co.

Abstract: At about 3:30 p.m. on May 24, 1995, Employee #1, of Monrovia Nursery Co., was teaching a coworker how to use a steel loading and unloading ramp at the back of a semi-truck parked in dock no. 42A of the company. The ramp is controlled manually by a switch located on one side of the truck. Employee #1 had his right hand on the control and his left hand in the bottom latch area when his finger got caught in a lever and ramp plate after the ramp failed to function properly when he wanted to put it away. The top phalange of his left little finger was cut off and could not be reattached. Employee #1 stated he received no training in the operation of ramps on semi-trucks.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, RAMP, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, CAUGHT BY, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120257746			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Nursery workers

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