Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200532570 - Employee Amputates Fingers in Pentalift Tilt Table

Accident Summary Nr: 200532570 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312590342	09/18/2008	4222	493120	Des Moines Cold Storage Co., Inc.

Abstract: On August 15, 2008, an employee was operating a Pentalift tilt table along with two coworkers. One of the coworkers activated the lift table smashing the ring and middle finger of the employee. The middle finger was amputated by the machine between the first and second knuckle. The ring finger was smashed and was amputated by doctor to the middle of the nail. The employee was then transferred to Broadlawns Medical Center in Polk County Iowa. The machine involved was a Pantalift Tilting Table Model Number TTLP4000.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TILT-FRAME HOIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312590342			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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