Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201122413 - Employee's finger amputated when piano overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 201122413 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/08/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125527374	08/16/2000	8299	0	Peninsula Choral Association

Abstract: Employee #1 was moving a piano by herself when one of the piano's legs broke off. She tried to keep the instrument from crashing to the floor, but her hand became trapped under the piano as it hit the floor. One of her fingers was crushed and later had to be surgically amputated.

Keywords: PIANO, AMPUTATED, UNSECURED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALLING OBJECT, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125527374			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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