Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137753.015 - Employee amputates two fingers while shearing sheet metal

Accident Summary Nr: 137753.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 03/30/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1527571.015	04/28/2021		333413	Air Flow Equipment Inc

Abstract: At 11:15 p.m. on March 30, 2021, Employee #1 was shearing sheet metal in a sheet metal shear. Employee #1 reached under the bent guard to remove some scrap from the table near the shearing blade. Employee #1 had his foot on the foot pedal and when he leaned to reach the scrap metal, he pushed down on the foot pedal, cycling the shear blade down. The shear blade amputated Employee #1's left middle and ring fingers back behind the fingernails. Employee #1 was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Finger, Fingertip, Foot pedal, Machine Cycled, Reaching In, Removing, Scrap Metal, Shear, Shearing Machine, Sheet Metal, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1527571.015	36	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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