Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142552.015 - Employee amputates arm in brick crusher

Accident Summary Nr: 142552.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 11/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1564425.015	11/18/2021		327120	Tyk America, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on November 18, 2021, an employee was tossing bricks into a brick crushing machine. A safety switch that was designed to keep the brick crusher machine from running with the lid open was bypassed. The machine was running as the employee was loading it by hand. The employee's left hand got caught in the rollers and his left arm was pulled into the machine by the rotating parts. The employee was hospitalized to treat a left arm amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Brick, Bypass, Caught By, Crushed, Crushing, Pulled In, Rock Crusher, Rotating Parts, Safety Device

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1564425.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Crushing and grinding machine operators

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