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Accident Summary Nr: 200525574 - Employee's thumb amputated when caught between bar and bolt

Accident Summary Nr: 200525574 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 06/19/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304796840	07/24/2002	3599	0	Prince Manufacturing Corp.

Abstract: On June 19, 2002, Employee #1 was tightening nuts with a torque wrench during the assembly of piston rods. He was resting his hand on top of the gun and tightening a nut when the buck bar did not engage the stop bar and continued on around the wrench. His left thumb was caught between the buck bar and eye-bolt used to suspend the gun. This caused the amputation of his left thumb below the nail and just above the first joint. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: WRENCH, AMPUTATED, PISTON, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND TOOL, BUCKING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304796840			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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