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Accident Summary Nr: 200082543 - Employee'S Fingers Are Amputated In Press

Accident Summary Nr: 200082543 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 02/21/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308276542	02/21/2006	3724	336412	Smiths Aerospace Components

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Hydro-Form hydraulic press. Employee #1 had bypassed the two-hand controls, which enabled him to have one hand on the controls and one hand free to load and retrieve parts from the point of operation. While the press dome was traveling upward, it fell and amputated Employee #1's left index finger and thumb. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: amputated, hand control, finger, guard, thumb, caught between, point of operation, hydraulic press, press

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308276542			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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