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Accident Summary Nr: 118141.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught under shear hold do

Accident Summary Nr: 118141.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 07/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1416809.015	07/22/2019		332999	Elkay Manufacturing Company, Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on July 16, 2019, an employee was using a shear to cut 5 inches off a 4 foot long metal piece when he got his finger caught under the hold down due to built up air pressure. The employee amputated his fingertip, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, High Pressure, Hold-Down Clamp, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal Sheet, Partial Amputation, Puncture, Shear, Shearing Machine, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1416809.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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