Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201112240 - Employee's finger amputated in press brake

Accident Summary Nr: 201112240 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119940914	10/21/1999	3441	0	Intertex Barriers And Booths, Inc.

Abstract: On September 20, 1999, Employee #1 was using a Verson 60-ton press brake to bend 14-gauge sheet metal window frames. When he inserted a piece in the press his left thumb was in the point of operation. When he activated the press it amputated the tip of his thumb and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, THUMB, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119940914			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sheet metal workers

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