Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201071230 - Employee Crushes Fingers Between Chipper and Bumper

Accident Summary Nr: 201071230 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 02/24/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310811039	04/20/2007	8211	611110	Pershing Ms San Diego Unified School District

Abstract: At approximately 7:15 a.m. on February 24, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were pulling a wood chipper (Brush Bandit Wood Chipper, Model Number 90 SDUSD Identification Number 3097, Serial Number VG4D1 462633 93010064) out of a cargo storage bin and were getting ready to attach it to the back bumper of a truck (1997 4-dour Ford Crew Cab.) The chipper lurched forward and crunched Employee #1's right middle finger between the tongue-end of the chipper and the bumper of the truck. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: FINGER, CHIPPER, CRUSHED, PICKUP TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310811039			Hospitalized injury	Other	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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