Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144242.015 - Employee amputates fingertip

Accident Summary Nr: 144242.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/28/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1581502.015	03/01/2022		333111	John Deere Foundry

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on February 28, 2022, an employee and a coworker were lifting a piece of scrap iron by hand to put into the furnace to be melted. As they placed the piece of scrap iron on the edge of the furnace, the iron piece rolled back onto the employee's finger. The employee amputated a fingertip and was treated without requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Fingertip, Scrap Metal

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1581502.015	38	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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