Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201082948 - Employee Loses Tip Of Finger Cutting Sheets of Metal

Accident Summary Nr: 201082948 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/01/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126030659	03/21/2001	7692	0	Wright Water Tank

Abstract: On February 1, 2001, Employee #1, a welder, lost the tip of his left index finger while he was cutting twelve sheets of metal with a twelve foot metal shear. He laid a tape measure on a shelf on the front piece of the shear and activated the foot treadle to cut the metal. He tried to grab his tape measure at the same time to prevent the cam shaft bar from hitting the tape. Instead, the cam shaft bar hit his finger. As a result, the tip of his left index finger was amputated. He was taken to A.V. Hospital in Lancaster for emergency treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SHEAR, SHEET METAL, FINGER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126030659			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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