Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14453997 - Employee's thumb amputated by metal strip

Accident Summary Nr: 14453997 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 11/14/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101936508	11/14/1986	3469	0	Hawkeye Metal Spinning Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker set up a metal spinning machine to produce 72 in. diameter nose caps that function as windbreaks on the fronts of trailers. Employee #1 and the coworker ran 13 pieces of the 16 gauge steel on the machine, with Employee #1 spinning and the coworker cutting the pieces in half once they were spun. According to Employee #1, the 14th piece of metal was unusually hard. It cracked when it neared the end of the spring, creating an approximately 2 in. wide by 5 ft long piece of metal that was free at one end and flopped around like a snake. It struck Employee #1 in the arm above the elbow and amputated his thumb at the base.

Keywords: METAL BAR, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, THUMB, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, METAL STRIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101936508			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinists

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