Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113624.015 - Employee's finger is amputated in underslung crane

Accident Summary Nr: 113624.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 02/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1378686.015	02/19/2019		326111	Manchester Packaging Company

Abstract: At 12:15 a.m. on February 15, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured plastic bags and pouches. He was using a CM Lodestar 450-kilogram (0.5-ton) underslung crane to lift a cylinder and place it in a printing press. He placed the index finger on his left hand on the pivot as the load was being lifted. His finger got caught in between the pivot and the housing unit. He suffered the amputation of the index finger (the first digit). He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Crane, Cylinder, Finger, Maintenance, Printing Press

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1378686.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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