Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124815.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in brake press

Accident Summary Nr: 124815.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 02/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1469153.015	02/12/2020		332322	Pan Pacific Mechanical

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on February 7, 2020, an employee making a C-shaped hug duct with 26-gauge sheet metal using a manual Tennsmith box brake machine. The employee was placing a piece of sheet metal between the base and the shoe of the box brake when he started to pull down on the lever. As the employee pulled the lever, the sheet metal moved so he lifted the lever about 45 degrees to readjust it placing his finger under brake box's shoe. The employee then pulled the lever to the closed position and caught his right pinky finger between the base and shoe of the break. The employee suffered an amputation of his right pinky fingertip and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Caught Between, Control Lever, Duct, Fingertip, Machine operator, Press Brake, Sheet Metal

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1469153.015	64	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Sheetmetal duct installers

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