Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128119.015 - Employee amputates two fingertips when pinched by metal beam

Accident Summary Nr: 128119.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1485576.015	07/10/2020		332311	Silver Creek Industries

Abstract: At 12:20 p.m. on June 17, 2020, an employee working as a welder for a fabricated building manufacturer was assisting a coworker with moving a heavy I-beam from a table. The I-beam fell off the table and pinched the employee's left hand. The employee amputated two fingertips and received medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Beam, Caught Between, Falling Object, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Steel Beam, Table, Traumatic Amputation, Welder, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1485576.015	54	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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