Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135804.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when pinched in hydraulic

Accident Summary Nr: 135804.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 05/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1532610.015	05/25/2021		331529	Auto-Cast Inc.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on May 12, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a metal foundry was attempting to troubleshoot slides getting stuck in a D&D Machinery Company Hydraulic Trim Press. The employee hit the limit switch causing a slide to return back to the home position. The employee had his left hand in an unsafe position when the slide returned causing it to pinch his hand. The employee amputated his pinky finger, fractured his thumb and ring finger, and lacerated his forearm. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Contusion, Finger, Forearm, Foundry, Fracture, Hand, Hydraulic Press, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Press Operator, Slide, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Troubleshooting, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1532610.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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