Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142645.015 - Employee sustains amputation of thumb from falling cutting e

Accident Summary Nr: 142645.015 -- Report ID: 0950652 -- Event Date: 07/27/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1544793.015	07/29/2021		212391	U.S. Borax Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on July 27, 2021, Employee #1, a heavy mobile equipment mechanic at the Mine Truck Shop for U.S. Borax Inc., was replacing wear metal on a drag box. While using an overhead crane, sling, and pry bar to position a 363-pound cutting edge, the employee inadvertently moved the load, causing the cutting edge to strike and sever his right thumb. The employee was assisted to the on-site medical clinic and then transported to Antelope Valley Hospital, admitted, and treated for the injury. The employee's thumb was later amputated, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Fingertip, Material Handling, Overhead Crane, Surgical Amputation, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1544793.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Heavy equipment mechanics

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