Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201010535 - Employee Amputates Finger and Lacerates Hand in Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201010535 -- Report ID: 0950661 -- Event Date: 06/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316442185	06/12/2013	3325	331513	Pacific Steel Casting Co

Abstract: On June 11, 2013, Employee #1, of Pacific Steel Casting Co., was cleaning the area around an A-Line Shakeout with a 12-in. wooden hand broom when the glove on his left hand became entangled in the pinch point of the belt and tail pulley for the A-Line Shake-out conveyor. Employee #1 was transported to an area hospital, where he was admitted, and treated for left index finger amputation past the first joint, lacerations on his left hand and fractures to his left arm.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, STEEL, FINGER, GLOVE, LACERATION, ARM, PULLEY, CONVEYOR BELT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316442185			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.