Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120069.015 - Employee amputates two fingers and thumb in press brake

Accident Summary Nr: 120069.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 09/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1432751.015	09/19/2019		332322	Drexel Metals Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on September 18, 2019, an employee was using a Schechtl 310 automatic press brake to fold sheet metal when his fingers got caught in the brake in the middle of a cycle. The employee's fingers were pinched between the brake and the sheet metal. The employee was hospitalized to treat a partial amputation of the right index and middle fingers and left thumb.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Brake, Caught Between, Finger, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Press Brake, Sheet Metal, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1432751.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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