Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142510.015 - Employee amputates fingers in press brake

Accident Summary Nr: 142510.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 11/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1562822.015	11/09/2021		332119	Spectra Metal Sales, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:15 a.m. on November 2, 2021, an employee was operating a press brake and was placing a blank piece in the press to be processed when the machine malfunctioned and cycled while the his hands were in the danger zone. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputations of eight fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Crushed, Finger, Machine Cycled, Malfunction, Point Of Operation, Press Brake, Press Operator

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1562822.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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