Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200774263 - Employee's Two Fingertips Are Amputated in Bending Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200774263 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 08/12/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309268175	08/12/2005	3449	332312	Rebars & Mesh, Inc.

Abstract: On August 12, 2005, Employee #1, an operator, was operating a reinforcing bar bending machine, which did not have a guard. Employee #1's gloved hand got caught in the bending rollers at the point of operation and his two fingertips on his left hand were crushed and amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, METAL SHOP, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, LOCKOUT, BENDING MACHINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309268175			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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