Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141831.015 - Employee amputates fingertip repairing hydraulic ram

Accident Summary Nr: 141831.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 12/06/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1568134.015	12/10/2021		622110	Unitypoint Health Methodist

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on December 6, 2021, an employee was repairing a hydraulic cylinder ram on a cardboard compactor when he caught his left hand in the ram. The employee pinched his middle finger between the ram and the pushing plate. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Hydraulic Equipment, Lack of Engineering Controls, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Ram, Repair, Trash Compactor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1568134.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic technicians

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