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Accident Summary Nr: 122806.015 - Employee crushes and degloves thumb when caught in machine j

Accident Summary Nr: 122806.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 12/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1453083.015	12/27/2019		332996	Pinnacle Machine Works, Llc

Abstract: At 9:50 a.m. on December 26, 2019, an employee working as a machine operator for a fabricated pipe manufacturer was adjusting the jaws of a bucking machine. The employee unintentionally started the machine while his hand was in the point of operation and the jaw closed down on his thumb. The employee crushed and partially degloved his thumb, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Bucking, Caught In, Crushed, Degloving, Die Jaw, Finger, Hand, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pipe, Point Of Operation, Thumb, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1453083.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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