Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144433.015 - Employee's fingers are crushed by curtain break machine

Accident Summary Nr: 144433.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 02/22/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1582759.015	03/09/2022		332311	Nine Ships Co. Inc.

Abstract: At 08:00 a.m. on February 22, 2022, an employee was inserting sheet metal into a curtain break. The employee tripped and fell forward onto the machine. The employee's fingers were under the machine and while he was regaining balance. The employee's foot hit the foot control, energizing the machine, and began operating the machine crushing the fingers. The employee was transported to the hospital for surgical amputations for their crushed fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Crushing, Energized, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Finger, Foot, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Foot-Powered Press, Lost Balance, Machine operator, Metal Sheet, Operating, Sheet Metal, Tripped

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1582759.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury

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