Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170764401 - Employee's fingertip amputated in pipe threading machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170764401 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 12/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125508770	01/05/1998	1731	0	Napa Electric Shop Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a journeyman, was cleaning a stationary pipe and bolt threading machine, model #535, at a winery construction site. He was reaching into the machine to remove the threaded pipe nipple when his right index finger was pinched against the sharp parts and rail, amputating approximately 3/8 in. of the tip.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, THREADING MACHINE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125508770			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Other

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