Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170883037 - Employee's finger amputated while welding

Accident Summary Nr: 170883037 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 11/14/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119789659	01/16/1997	3429	0	Enterprise Products Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, of Enterprise Products, Inc., Bell Gardens, CA, was using a multipoint resistance welder to weld wire shelving. After pressing the foot switch to lower the contacts to the material, he inadvertently placed the little finger of his right hand in the path of the metal conductor. Employee #1's first distal phalanx was crushed and amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, WELDER, WELDING, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119789659			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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