Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140382.015 - Employee amputates thumb while operating leifeld machine

Accident Summary Nr: 140382.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/13/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1559254.015	10/21/2021		332119	Wenzel Metal Spinning, Inc

Abstract: At 9:10 a.m. on October 13, 2021, an employee was operating a Leifeld machine. The employee's thumb on his left hand was smashed between a block and a metal part. His left thumb was amputated, resulting in hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputation, Blocks, Caught Between, Crushed, Machine operator, Metal, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1559254.015	18	M	Hospitalized injury		Brickmasons and stonemasons apprentices

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