Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123582.015 - Employee suffers thumb amputation by falling cover

Accident Summary Nr: 123582.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 10/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1445227.015	01/29/2020		336340	Asama Coldwater Manufacturing Inc

Abstract: At 1:45 a.m. on October 1, 2019, an employee was attempting to rotate a sprocket assembly when the cover of an enclosure of the spark arresting portion of ventilation equipment rotated from an upright position where it was suspended by a single bolt. The cover swung downward pinching and severing the employee's right thumb, resulting in his hospitalization for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Cover, Pinched, Severed, Spark, Sprocket, Thumb, Ventilation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1445227.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury

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