Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200521441 - Employee's hand severed while cleaning SABAR system

Accident Summary Nr: 200521441 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/18/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115092447	03/29/1999	2297	0	Bonded Fibers And Quilting Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning the bar in a SABAR (Steel Abrasive Blasting and Recovery) system when his right hand was amputated by the high-velocity flow of garnet abrasives.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ABRASIVE BLASTING, WORK RULES, CLEANING, STRUCK BY, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115092447			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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