Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107592.015 - Employee Amputates Thumb While Using Die Press

Accident Summary Nr: 107592.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 07/13/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1332374.015	07/23/2018		333513	Jernberg Industries, Llc Dba Aam Metal Forming

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on July 13, 2018, an employee removed a die and laid it flat on the die changing table while he changed the positioning of the die. While doing so , the employee was struck by the die and amputated his right hand's thumb when i t was caught between the die and the table. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: amputated, amputation, caught in, die cutting press, hand, struck by, thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1332374.015	56	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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