Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112587.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught between two closing

Accident Summary Nr: 112587.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/03/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1371287.015	01/14/2019		332999	Montezuma Manufacturing

Abstract: At 9:30 p.m. on December 3, 2018, an employee was using an overhead bridge crane to split a die to change a date stamp located on the base of it. The employee was pulling the die together when it would did not rest on the blocks properly and he leaned over, placing his left hand on the side of the upper die to stabilize himself. The employee pinched his index finger when the die slid together and amputated his fingertip. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Crane, Die, Fingertip, Mold

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1371287.015	23	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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