Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170200802 - Shear amputates employee's finger

Accident Summary Nr: 170200802 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 07/02/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111748349	07/26/1993	3444	0	Bay City Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on July 2, 1993, Employee #1 was shearing 5 3/8 inch by 32 1/4 inch, 24 gauge sheet metal strips. The metal strips were to be used to secure air conditioning and heating ducts in residential and commercial properties. He put his right hand in the zone of danger and the shear amputated approximately 1/2 inch off his right middle finger. The Wysong Miles shear was not provided with a guard to prevent Employee #1's hands from entering the point of operation. The shear would also recycle intermittently without Employee #1 reapplying his foot to the treadle.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SHEAR, FINGER, WORK RULES, POINT OF OPERATION, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111748349			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sheet metal worker apprentices

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