Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200529519 - Employee Amputates Thumb During The Mounting Of A Tire
Accident: 200529519 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 03/08/2005 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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308258193 | 03/25/2005 | 5083 | Scherrman'S Implement | ||||
On March 8, 2005, Employee #1 was mounting a tire on a DMI TM-2 Field Cultivator. The Cultivator was elevated with a hydraulic floor jack. As Employee #1 was aligning the tire on its axle, the jack stand slipped. The frame of the cultivator dropped. His left thumb was caught between the frame and the tire, amputating it to the first knuckle. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputated, hydraulic jack, unsecured, agriculture, mechanic, slip, thumb, caught between, tire rim, tire
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 308258193 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Farm equipment mechanics |