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Accident Summary Nr: 111407.015 - Employee partially amputates thumb when struck by grinder bl

Accident Summary Nr: 111407.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/25/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1350098.015	11/30/2018		337215	Knape & Vogt Mfg Co

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on September 25, 2018, an employee was deburring a shim held at an angle using a 1932 sanding/disc grinder in the roll form machining area and partially amputated his left hand's thumb when it was struck by the blade. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Grinder, Partial Amputation, Struck By, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1350098.015	53	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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