Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120126305 - Employee's fingers crushed by clamp of metal shear

Accident Summary Nr: 120126305 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/25/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120126305	12/06/1999	3441	0	Columbia Steel, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 p.m. on August 25, 1999, Employee #1, a steel fabricator employed by Columbia Steel, Inc., was working in the steel fabrication shop. He was operating a Pacific metal shear and was adjusting the steel stock on which he was working when his left hand became caught by the automatic "hold down" clamp. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries to three fingers and was transported by private vehicle to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for ten days.

Keywords: HOLD-DOWN CLAMP, SHEAR, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, METAL SHEET, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120126305			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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