Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112443.015 - Employee's thumb is caught in chain while welding part, late

Accident Summary Nr: 112443.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1370269.015	01/09/2019		333111	Unverferth Manufacturing Co. Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on October 18, 2018, an employee was welding an axle extension and lifted the part to reorient it before making another weld on it. The employee placed his hand on the chain to guide the part and it struck the corner of the work table, twisting it. The employee caught his thumb in the chain as it twisted and later had it surgically amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Thumb, Welder, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1370269.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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