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Accident: 201165909 - Employee'S Thumb Amputated By Vent Pipe

**Accident: 201165909 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/23/2004**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
300866738	06/14/2004	2099	Nissin Foods (Usa) Co Inc

At approximately 7:00 a.m. on May 23, 2004, Employee #1, a mechanic helper, was working for an instant oriental noodle manufacturer in Gardena, California. The employee was assisting a mechanic to align and insert the bolts for a heat exchanger's pipes. After completing the task, he descended by first grabbing the pipe which he was working on and setting his foot on the ladder, the vent pipe of the heat exchanger slid down and sheared off his finger. Employee #1's left thumb was amputated and he was not hospitalized. The vent pipe was not secured from displacement.

Keywords: amputated, food preparation, ventilation, unsecured, mechanic, thumb, heat exchanger, pipe, struck by

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	300866738			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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