Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129975.015 - Employee amputates middle finger when caught in pinch point

Accident Summary Nr: 129975.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 09/29/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1495376.015	10/02/2020		336510	Wabtec U.S. Rail, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on September 29, 2020, an employee was working with a crane operator to load an auxiliary cab onto a CSX platform. The employee used a pipe to ensure proper spacing between the cab and the other equipment previously installed on the platform. When the cab was lowered, the employee's finger was pinched between the cab and the platform. The employee suffered an amputation to his middle finger on his right hand and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Crane Operator, Finger, Loading, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pipe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1495376.015	61	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Assemblers

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