Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 17575.015 - Employee finger is amputated while inspecting milled holes

Accident Summary Nr: 17575.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 02/22/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
242520.015	02/27/2012		423930	Wausau Steel Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 6:25 a.m. on February 22, 2012, an employee and supervisor were inspecting the milled holes in the stack of steel plates. They had to move the top plate out of the way to inspect the lower one. Employee #1's finger was in the hole when the supervisor kicked the plate and sheared off the tip of the employee's finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught Between, Finger, Steel Plate

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	242520.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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