Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201140787 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN FINGER CAUGHT IN GEAR MECHANISM

Accident Summary Nr: 201140787 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120249776	08/19/1998	3339	0	Engelhard West Incorporated

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on March 11, 1998, Employee #1 was in the process of placing a load of small parts into a plating tank. His left index finger got caught in an unguarded pinch point created by the agitation mechanism on top of this plating tank. The finger was partially amputated in this accident and Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, TANK, GEAR, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120249776			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Technicians, n.e.c.

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