Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202491114 - Employee Lacerates Ring Finger When Caught on Bracket

Accident Summary Nr: 202491114 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/30/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314534603	11/16/2010	4812	517212	At&T

Abstract: On October 30, 2010, Employee #1 climbed onto his work truck to retrieve some tools. He stepped onto a truck-mounted foothold and grabbed a truck-mounted handhold with his left hand. Employee #1 then grabbed the tools with his right hand. As he stepped off the truck, the ring on his left ring finger caught on a bracket used to mount the handhold to the truck's cab. Employee #1 sustained a severe laceration to the left ring finger and was taken to a local hospital. He was later transferred to Pacific Medical Center for further surgical treatment.

Keywords: FINGER, RING, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, TRUCK, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314534603			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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