Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122670.015 - Employee amputates big toe when coil is lowered

Accident Summary Nr: 122670.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 12/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1452300.015	12/19/2019		331210	Welspun Tubular, Llc

Abstract: At 4:18 p.m. on December 16, 2019, an employee working for a metal tubing manufacturer was on top of a coil trying to align the head and tail ends of the coil. The employee was working with a coworker preparing the coil for stationary welding. The coworker hit the switch to lower the clamp and did not realize the employee had his left foot underneath the coil. The employee amputated his big toe, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Clamp, Foot, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinched, Steel Tube, Struck By, Toe, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1452300.015	41	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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