Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107415.015 - Employee amputates thumb when caught in rope reeling machine

Accident Summary Nr: 107415.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/31/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1296610.015	02/22/2018		333120	The Carpenter Group

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 31, 2018, an employee was standing in front of the wire rope reeling machine and had his left hand placed on the vertical bar that holds the empty spool. The employee stepped onto a foot pedal and the drum for the reeling machine rotated, catching the employees thumb and severing it. The employee was immediately transported to UCSD Hospital for treatment where his finger was reattached. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Rope, Thumb, Wire Drawing Machine, Wire Rope

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1296610.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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