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Accident Summary Nr: 114734.015 - Employee suffers amputation of thumb tip while metal heat tr

Accident Summary Nr: 114734.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 02/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384568.015	03/25/2019		332811	Heat Treating Services Corporation Of America

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on February 19, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that performed metal heat treating. He was holding a replacement part while activating a side shift. As he was holding the cylinder in place, he activated the side shift for the forks. At the time, his other hand and his thumb were caught in the pinch point that was formed by the side shift mounting plate and the replacement part. He suffered the amputation of his thumb tip. He was not hospitalized. There were no citations issued that were related to this event.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught In, Fingertip, Forks, Hand, Lockout, Maintenance, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1384568.015	66	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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