Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170354013 - Employee loses fingers when hand caught in machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 170354013 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/05/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120184676	01/14/1994	1711	0	Ist Mechanical Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 caught his hand between a heat exchanger tube bundle and a flange as he was instructing a coworker in the hazards of a pinch point. He lost three fingers from his right hand. He was out of sight of another employee pulling a tube bundle during turnaround in an oil refinery.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HEAT EXCHANGER, REFINERY, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120184676			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Boilermakers

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