Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116052.015 - Employee suffers thumb amputation in press brake

Accident Summary Nr: 116052.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 04/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1399136.015	05/01/2019		332311	American Buildings Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on April 30, 2019, an employee and a coworker were bending metal with a heavy duty press brake. The employee was aligning one end of a ten foot piece of metal into the lower die of the press brake to check the angle of the brake when his coworker activated the foot pedal without checking to ensure he was clear. The employee's right thumb was caught between the metal and the ram. The employee required hospitalization, surgery, and amputation of the thumb just above the knuckle.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught Between, Crushed, Press Brake, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1399136.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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