Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143444.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught between welding bars

Accident Summary Nr: 143444.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 01/25/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1576545.015	02/03/2022		332618	Wald Wire & Manufacturing Co

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on January 25, 2022, an employee was adjusting a rib in the tooling while running the Hoffman-Chicago, Inc. resistance press welder (serial number 50761). As the employee was adjusting a wire rib that popped out of the tooling jig with their left hand, the toe of his boot contacted the foot pedal, which activated the welder. The corner of the employee's left ring finger was caught between the bars of the welder resulting in a partial amputation. The employee was treated without requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Partial Amputation, Welder, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1576545.015	41	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, production occupations

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