Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129124.015 - Employee lacerates and fractures thumb while using press bra

Accident Summary Nr: 129124.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 04/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1490836.015	05/04/2020	3444	332322	317727423 - Martin Sheet Metal Inc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 27, 2020, an employee was breaking cap metal using a mechanical press brake, while a witness was using a different machine next to him. The witness heard the employee scream and ran to him immediately. The employee had reached his hands inside the mechanical press brake, while accidentally leaning on the pedal, and closed the beam, crushing his thumb, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The witness hit the emergency release, and the employee freed himself. Then, the witness called 911. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Crushed, Foot pedal, Fracture, Laceration, Press Brake, Reaching, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1490836.015	28	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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