Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111768.015 - Employee sustains amputation while operating hydraulic brake

Accident Summary Nr: 111768.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 11/23/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1365741.015	12/12/2018		332311	Dean Steel Buildings, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:32 a.m. on November 23, 2018, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured prefabricated metal buildings and components. He was operating a hydraulic brake. The brake had a jaw. As the jaw closed, it pinched the ring finger and little finger on one of his hands. He sustained the amputation of the tip of his ring finger and of his entire little finger. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Brake, Caught Between, Equipment Operator, Finger, Hand, Hydraulic Press, Machine Guarding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1365741.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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