Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 128761.015 - Employee amputates two fingers when tank falls on hand
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1488774.015 | 08/12/2020 | 325211 | Thermo Fisher Scientific |
Abstract: At 10:50 a.m. on August 7, 2020, an employee was checking the nitrogen accumulator of the molding machine on a bent knee with his hands on the concrete floor. While he was checking, a coworker approached the area with a nitrogen cylinder on a hand truck. When the coworker stopped, the unsecured nitrogen cylinder fell and crushed the hand of the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputations of his left hand middle and ring fingers.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1488774.015 | 68 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machinery maintenance occupations |