Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170784623 - Employee's Finger Is Caught in Sander, Is Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 170784623 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/10/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316522036	04/17/2013	1611	237310	Linear Options Inc

Abstract: On April 10, 2013, Employee #1 was removing burrs from a 6 in. by 7 in. x 9 in. thick triangle piece of steel when he caught his right thumb between the metal stock and the sander. The sander essentially sanded his right thumb to the base of his finger nail. The employee was driven to a local hospital by the shop foreman, where doctors revised the fingertip and removed additional bone leaving the thumb amputated just above the distal knuckle. Employee #1 was later released.

Keywords: METAL BAR, SANDING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316522036			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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