Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200535771 - Employee's Thumb Is Amputated While Replacing Furnace Lid

Accident Summary Nr: 200535771 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/31/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317019495	03/12/2013	3321	331511	Fairfield Castings, Llc

Abstract: On December 31, 2012, Employee #1, with Fairfield Castings, LLC, was replacing the lid on an electric melt furnace used for melting iron. The lid had been removed to perform maintenance on the inside of the furnace. A coworker was using a pry bar to help align the pivot pin hole in the stationary hinge and lid hinge. While aligning the hinge to insert the hinge pin, Employee #1 had placed a finger into the hinge pin hole to check the alignment. The pry bar the coworker was using slipped while Employee #1 had a finger inside the hinge pin hole. The resulting movement of the lid hinge in the stationary furnace hinge created a pinch point condition, resulting in the end of Employee's #1 left thumb being amputated. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital.

Keywords: FURNACE, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, PIN, IRON WORKER, THUMB, IRON, FOUNDRY, NIP POINT, PRY BAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317019495			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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