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Accident Summary Nr: 102949.015 - Employee is holding a metal shear when it is activated and a

Accident Summary Nr: 102949.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/17/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1257679.015	08/23/2017		441310	Pick-N-Pull Auto Dismantlers, Llc

Abstract: At 5:15 a.m. on August 17, 2017, an employee was carrying a hand-held powered metal sheer to a vehicle stand to remove the catalytic converter. The employee amputated several fingers when the steel blade of the sheer was pushed by the hydraulic cylinder that was activated while the employee was holding to the tool. The employee was hospitalized. The report did not specify which hand or fingers were amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automotive Repair, Blade, Finger, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1257679.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous hand working occupations

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