Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 113309.015 - Employee Amputates Finger When Caught By Die

**Accident: 113309.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 01/31/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1375894.015	02/05/2019		Igs Industries, Inc.

At 1:00 p.m. on January 31, 2019, an employee was operating a punch press when h e bypassed the guard and caught his left hand's index finger with the die, amput ating it. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: amputated, amputation, caught by, die, finger, punch press

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1375894.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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