Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129618.015 - Employee fractures hand when pinched between pipe and sander

Accident Summary Nr: 129618.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/22/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493580.015	09/17/2020		332996	Northwest Pipe Company

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on August 22, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for a pipe and pipe fitting fabricator was operating the CCP belt sander. The employee touched the weld being sanded to judge how much more sanding was needed. In doing so, he pinched his left hand between the pipe and sanding belt. The employee fractured his left middle finger, requiring outpatient surgery to insert pins into his finger.

Keywords: Belt Sander, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Inexperience, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Laborer, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal Pipe, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Sanding, Sanding Machine

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493580.015	20	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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