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Accident Summary Nr: 103483.015 - Employee's finger tips are amputated when struck by a fallin

Accident Summary Nr: 103483.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 10/30/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1275898.015	11/06/2017		331312	Petersen Aluminum Corporation Dba Pac-Clad

Abstract: At 6:45 p.m. on October 30, Employee #1 was standing by the staircase of Blanking Machine #1. At the same time, a forklift operator was attempting to load a 160 pound roll of plastic film onto the Blanking Machine. The roll tilted and fell approximately six feet onto the employee's right hand that was resting on the stair railing of the Blanking Machine, amputating the tips of his middle and ring fingers of his right hand.

Keywords: Amputated, Falling Object, Finger, Hand, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1275898.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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