Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115868.015 - Employee amputates finger while using hydraulic cylinder

Accident Summary Nr: 115868.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1397480.015	04/30/2019		332312	Sabre Industries

Abstract: At 4:30 a.m. on April 23, 2019, an employee was working for a firm the manufactured fabricated structural metal. He was working as a welder or a cutter. He was using a hydraulic cylinder to push the edge of a metal utility pole so that the edge would be even. He had placed his finger on top of the hydraulic cylinder prior to starting it. The index finger on his left hand became caught in a pinch point, and it was crushed and amputated. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Finger, Hydraulic Cylinder, Metal Pole, Nip Point

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1397480.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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