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Accident Summary Nr: 136048.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught between transmissio

Accident Summary Nr: 136048.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 05/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1531701.015	05/19/2021		492110	United Parcel Service Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on May 15, 2021, an employee working as a mechanic for a delivery service was removing a transmission from a delivery vehicle. The employee failed to strap the transmission to the lift. The transmission became unstable and caught the employee's finger between the transmission and the floor. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for a crushed and partially amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automobile, Automotive Repair, Caught Between, Concrete Floor, Crushed, Delivery Work, Engine, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lift, Mechanic, Motor Vehicle, Package Delivery, Partial Amputation, Repair, Traumatic Amputation, Truck, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1531701.015	50	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Bus, truck and stationary engine mechanics

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