Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159522.015 - Employee suffers finger amputation when hand is pulled into

Accident Summary Nr: 159522.015 -- Report ID: 0257220 -- Event Date: 08/22/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1694885.015	08/24/2023		423510	Steel And Pipes Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on August 22, 2023, Employee # 1 was helping a coworker, a slit machine operator. Employee # 1 was feeding a metal sheet through the rods of the machine. Employee # 1 became distracted and did not notice the sheet had finished running through the rods. His left hand remained inside the machine and his hand and fingers were caught in the rod. His hand was pulled in, and he suffered an amputation of a left-hand finger as well as other injuries in that hand. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Hand, Metal, Metal Sheet, Pulled In, Slitter

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1694885.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance

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