Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118578.015 - Employee pinches thumb in machine, later requires amputation

Accident Summary Nr: 118578.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 07/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1420377.015	08/02/2019		332312	Florida Metal Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 p.m. on July 29, 2019, an employee was feeding stock into a RAS XL bending machine when the machine closed down on his thumb. The employee pinched his thumb and required hospitalization and partial amputation two days later.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Engineering Controls, Finger, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Guard, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Light Curtain, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Safety Device, Thumb, Unguarded, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1420377.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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