Accident Report Detail
Accident: 118904.015 - Employee Is Struck By Die And Amputates Finger
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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1392659.015 | 04/11/2019 | Forbes |
At approximately 6:00 a.m. on March 1, 2019, an employee was in the process of e xtracting the upper die to the Komatsu press break. When the employee loosened a bolt to remove the upper die, the die fell hitting the lower die on the outer e dge causing the upper die to strike the employee's hand that was placed on the l ower outer portion of the frame. The employee sustained a left pinky tip amputat ion and was hospitalized for this injury.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 1392659.015 | 49 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |