Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112073.015 - Employee amputates finger when struck by graphite block

Accident Summary Nr: 112073.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 12/05/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1359448.015	12/05/2018		335991	Graphite Machining, Incorporated

Abstract: On December 5, 2018, an employee was restacking 58 lbs of graphite blocks from one pallet to another and was using one of the blocks for leverage as he slid another block. The employee amputated his ring finger to the first knuckle when a coworker placed a block on his finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blocks, Finger, Rock, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1359448.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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