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Accident Summary Nr: 141754.015 - Employee amputates two fingertips when struck by falling pla

Accident Summary Nr: 141754.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 12/07/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1567617.015	12/09/2021		333120	Astec Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on December 7, 2021, an employee was moving a large metal frame with an overhead crane. A tack welded metal plate broke loose and struck the employee's left hand, amputating his middle and ring fingertips. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Crane Load, Crane Operator, Crushed, Defect, Dropped, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Finger, Fingertip, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overhead Crane, Partial Amputation, Struck By, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1567617.015	52	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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