Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100506.015 - Employee's thumb is injured while operating hydraulic press

Accident Summary Nr: 100506.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 11/01/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1275531.015	11/06/2017		336611	Austal Usa, Llc

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on November 1, 2017, an employee was using a COMAC hydraulic press roller (model number: 605) to manufacture a template of a rider bar for the hull of a 709 vessel module. During work, the employee caught his left thumb between the top roller of the press and the aluminum plate. The employee's thumb was crushed, resulting in receiving multiple fractures. The employee was hospitalized and received treatment for his injury.

Keywords: Crushing, Fracture, Roller--Mach/Part, Shipyard, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1275531.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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