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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 113638.015 - Employee Amputates Hand In Mechanical Press Brake

**Accident: 113638.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 02/02/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1378771.015	02/07/2019		Pitts Enterprises, Inc.

At 7:00 a.m. on February 2, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that manufa ctured truck trailers. He walked up behind a mechanical press brake. He stuck hi s hand under the die as it came down. His hand was amputated. He was hospitalize d.

Keywords: amputated, amputation, die, hand, machine cycled, machine guarding, mechanical power press, press brake

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1378771.015	65	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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