Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119296.015 - Employee amputates eight fingers in press brake

Accident Summary Nr: 119296.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 07/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1417619.015	08/07/2019		332313	G A Richards Co

Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on July 9, 2019, an employee was using press break to bend metal parts and was rushing to finish his work for the day when his fingers were pulled into the unguarded point of operation of the press brake. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputations of eight fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Caught In, Crushed, Finger, Metal, Point Of Operation, Press Brake, Pulled In, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1417619.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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