Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201149341 - Employee Cuts Wrist Moving Piece of Sheet Metal to Cart

Accident Summary Nr: 201149341 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/31/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309300176	12/20/2007	5031	423310	Advanced Equipment Corporation

Abstract: On July 31, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were in the shearing department moving a piece of 10-inch by 12-foot long sheet metal from the shearing table to a cart. The employer is a floor attached partitions manufacturer. As they moved the sheet metal, it twisted, causing Employee #1 to lose his grip. As the metal twisted out of his hand, the corner of the sheet metal struck and lacerated Employee #1's left wrist. Employee #1 sustained a left wrist laceration, measuring three centimeters long with a visible tendon laceration. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: SHEARING MACHINE, SHEET METAL, LACERATION, LOST CONTROL, CART, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309300176			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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