Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141718.015 - Employee amputates fingertip, cuts another in folding chair

Accident Summary Nr: 141718.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 06/29/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1545407.015	08/02/2021		562920	American Tire Recycling, Llc

Abstract: At 4:30 a.m. on June 29, 2021, an employee working for a tire recycling facility was sitting down on a aluminum folding lawn chair. The chair collapsed as soon as the employee sat down. The employee fell backwards when his middle fingers on both hands got caught between the armrest and front legs. As soon as the employee hit the floor, he felt heat in his fingertips and pulled his hands out. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated right middle fingertip and laceration to his left middle fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Broke, Caught Between, Chair, Collapse, Defect, Defective, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Finger, Fingertip, Floor, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laceration, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1545407.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

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