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Accident Summary Nr: 131649.015 - Employee partially amputates thumb tip and lacerates hands w

Accident Summary Nr: 131649.015 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 10/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1500664.015	10/30/2020		921190	Wicomico County, Maryland

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on October 30, 2020, an employee working for a government public works roads division was placing compressed air in the tire of a hand cart. The inner tube of the tire exploded causing the metal rim to separate and strike the employee. The employee partially amputated a thumb tip and sustained contusions and lacerations to both hands, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cart, Compressed Air, Contusion, Exploded, Explosion, Filling, Finger, Fingertip, Flying Object, Hand, High Pressure, Instantaneous amputation, Laceration, Material Handling, Metal, Partial Amputation, Struck By, Thumb, Tire, Tire Rim, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1500664.015	60	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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