Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201074929 - Falling Baler Crushes Three Fingers and Amputates One

Accident Summary Nr: 201074929 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 02/17/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312681992	03/23/2010	5411	445110	Liva Distributors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on February 17, 2010, Employee #1 was working for Liva Distributors, a small supermarket serving the area of San Ysidro, CA. The company had been in business for the past ten years; it had 30 full-time employees and ran two shifts. An anonymous caller stated a baler had fallen on Employee #1's right hand, crushing three fingers and amputating the fingertip of the third digit. The store's manager took Employee #1 to Scripps Mercy Hospital. The employer failed to report the injury to the Division as mandated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CRUSHED, BALER, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312681992			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Stock and inventory clerks

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