Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111940.015 - Employee amputates the tip of left thumb in mechanical power

Accident Summary Nr: 111940.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 12/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1367108.015	12/18/2018		332116	Estad Stamping & Mfg. Co.

Abstract: At 6:53 a.m. on December 12, 2018, an employee was running scrap steel in a mechanical power press to create 4 inch bars parts. The employee was pushing steel into the with his right hand and removed the bars with his left hand. The employee activated the press with a foot pedal and stepped on it when he lost his balance while leaning over it. The employee caught his hand and amputated the tip of his left thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Fingertip, Foot pedal, Lost Balance, Power Press, Scrap Metal, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1367108.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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