Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119659.015 - Employee amputates hand in shear

Accident Summary Nr: 119659.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1429244.015	08/22/2019		332312	Architectural Sheet Metal & Panels, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on August 15, 2019, an employee was reaching inside the machine to clean a mark on the metal being formed. The shear activated unexpectedly and struck the employee's hand and amputated most of the left hand. The employee was hospitalized for these injuries.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Hand, Metal, Shear

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1429244.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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