Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134130.015 - Employee sustains crushed thumb at punch station

Accident Summary Nr: 134130.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 02/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1514130.015	02/04/2021		332312	R & R Fabrication, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on February 3, 2021, Employee #1 was working at the punch station of a Geka Hydracrop Iron Worker, punching holes in a piece of angle iron. While holding the angle iron on the worktable with both hands, the employee inadvertently pressed the activation pedal, causing the punch die to compress his left hand. The employee sustained a crushed thumb on his left hand. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Crushed, Punch Press, Struck Against, Struck By, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1514130.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker

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