Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129641.015 - Employee amputates thumb when feeding metal into demolition

Accident Summary Nr: 129641.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 09/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493713.015	09/21/2020		423930	Ace Iron & Metal

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on September 12, 2020, an employee working as a heavy equipment operator for a recycled materials wholesaler was feeding metal into a demolition shear. The employee crushed his left thumb while feeding the shear. The employee amputated his left thumb as a result and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Shear, Sheared, Shearing Machine, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493713.015	0	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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