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Accident Summary Nr: 200529519 - Employee amputates thumb during the mounting of a tire

Accident Summary Nr: 200529519 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 03/08/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308258193	03/25/2005	5083	423820	Scherrman'S Implement

Abstract: 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308258193			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm equipment mechanics

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