Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129940.015 - Employee's finger is amputated by custom molding

Accident Summary Nr: 129940.015 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 09/24/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1495162.015	10/01/2020		326299	Star-Glo Industries, Llc

Abstract: At 8:20 a.m. on September 24, 2020, an employee was pushing a metal mold that weighed approximately 300-400 pounds onto a shelf. The top bar of the mold glides. While the employee was pushing the mold, he misjudged the object and used the bar as leverage. He ended up pushing the bar in and pinched his finger between the handle and the surface of the metal mold. The employee sustained an amputation of the distal phalanx of his right middle finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Handle, Misjudgment, Mold, Pinch Point, Pinched, Push Stick, Pushing

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1495162.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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