Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108238.015 - Employee crushes finger under metal plate, amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 108238.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 07/11/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1338537.015	07/26/2018		332710	Dynamic Materials Corporation

Abstract: At 3:15 a.m. on July 11, 2018, an employee was repositioning a plate that weighed 6,326 lbs with a 25 ton overhead crane using its Vac-u-lifting device. The employee had the plate on several metal stands but decided to add two more to better support the plate. The employee lifted the plate approximately 12 inches off the stands and was positioning the new stands when the plate fell off of the Vac-u-lifting device, crushing his index finger on his right hand. The employee amputated his finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Crushed, Falling Object, Finger, Metal Sheet, Overhead Crane, Standpipe, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1338537.015	56	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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