Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127555.015 - Employee amputates tip of thumb while using pipe and forklif

Accident Summary Nr: 127555.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 06/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482244.015	07/07/2020		331511	United States Foundry & Manufacturing Corporation

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on June 30, 2020, an employee was attempting to dislodge material jammed in the outlet of a cruncher machine, using a 2 by 2-inch steel square pipe and the forks of a forklift. The fork missed the end of the pipe, causing the pipe to pinch the employee's left thumb against an outlet channel. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of the tip of the left thumb.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Forklift, Forks, Jammed, Pinched, Pipe, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1482244.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial machinery repairers

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