Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124821.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while bending metal with press

Accident Summary Nr: 124821.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 02/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1464306.015	02/20/2020		336612	Cobalt Boats Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on February 13, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a boat builder was bending metal. The employee lost his footing and his hand went into the press with his foot still on the pedal. The employee amputated his middle fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Boat, Caught Between, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Foot-Powered Press, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lost Balance, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Press, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1464306.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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