Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143883.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught between wrench and mac

Accident Summary Nr: 143883.015 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 01/25/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1579201.015	02/16/2022		331318	Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products, Llc

Abstract: At 11:55 a.m. on January 25, 2022, an employee was called by the machine operator to troubleshoot an issue with the jaws breaking the ends off of bars. The employee used a crescent wrench to attempt to dislodge a piece of aluminum bar from behind the stretcher jaws. Once the piece was pushed out with the crescent wrench, the jaw air cylinder retracted causing the crescent wrench to be struck, pinning the employee's finger between the wrench and frame of the machine. The employee suffered a right middle fingertip amputation and a right ring finger fracture and was treated without requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Fracture, Pinched, Pinned, Wrench

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1579201.015	33	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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