Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127130.015 - Employee partially amputates thumb while bending metal part

Accident Summary Nr: 127130.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 05/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1478270.015	06/19/2020		333120	Falcon Rme Llc

Abstract: At 11:30 p.m. on May 28, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for a construction equipment manufacturer was attempting to rework a bend on a part. The press brake was in semi-automatic and not auto-matic. The employee made same bend again instead of the normal 2nd bend. He pinched his thumb in metal part being bent. The employee partially amputated his thumb and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Press Brake, Struck By, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1478270.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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