Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124630.015 - Employee amputates fingertips when crushed by pusher plate

Accident Summary Nr: 124630.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1468040.015	03/06/2020		331315	Nichols Aluminum, Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on February 9, 2020, an employee was preparing an aluminum coil to run through the tension line when, while aligning the coil against the cardboard core on the rewind mandrel, the pusher plate unexpectedly came out and crushed his hand. The employee was hospitalized to treat partial amputations of his left index, middle and ring fingers.

Keywords: Aluminum Processing, Amputated, Amputation, Crushed, Crushing, Falling Object, Finger, Fingertip, Partial Amputation, Steel Plate, Struck By, Tension

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1468040.015	54	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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