Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116268.015 - Employee amputates fingers after forge hammer strikes tongs

Accident Summary Nr: 116268.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 04/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398313.015	05/15/2019		332111	Lincoln Park Die & Tool

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on April 17, 2019, an employee was using metal tongs to hold a piece in place while hammering it with a forging hammer. The tongs required both hands to hold the part. As the employee finished hammering the part and slid it into the press, the press the hammer repeated itself and struck the tongs. The tongs bent striking the employee's right hand resulting in a severe lacerations. The employee was hospitalized and his ring and middle fingers were amputated as a result.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Hand, Hand Tool, Iron, Laceration, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine Shop, Machine operator, Mechanical Power Press, Pinched, Power Press, Press Operator, Steel, Struck By, Tongs

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1398313.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Forging machine operators

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