Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123361.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught between metal and burn

Accident Summary Nr: 123361.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1457511.015	01/17/2020		332322	Commercial Metal Forming

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on January 10, 2020, an employee was removing a metal piece from a plasma burner with a magnet connected to a crane. The piece got stuck and the employee tried to dislodge it with his hand. The employee caught his hand between the piece and the slats on the burner, causing him to amputate his finger and require medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Burner, Caught Between, Caught In, Crane, Electric Magnet, Finger, Hand, Machine operator, Magnet, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Plasma, Stuck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1457511.015	32	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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