Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14455588 - FINGER AMPUTATED IN POWER SHEAR

Accident Summary Nr: 14455588 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/27/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15195282	04/02/1984	3599	0	Arrow Huss Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was cutting a piece of 0.25-in. steel plate with a power shear. After the twentieth cut, the plungers double clutched. This caused the employee's left index finger to become caught between the plate and the table. The finger was amputated at the second joint.

Keywords: SHEARING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, FINGER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15195282			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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