Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200530848 - Employee Amputates Finger in Steel-Bending Roller

Accident Summary Nr: 200530848 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/24/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310080171	06/26/2006	5082	423810	Smithco Mfg., Inc.

Abstract: On May 24, 2006, Employee #1 was working for a wholesaler of construction and mining machinery. He was using a homemade steel roller to bend steel, when his glove got caught under the rollers. The tips of two fingers on his right hand were crushed. The index finger was amputated at the first digit, and the second (middle) finger was lacerated. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, STEEL, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, BENDING MACHINE, CRUSHED, LACERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310080171			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, production occupations

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