Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201180775 - Employee injured when thumb amputated by spinning pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201180775 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 04/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300889284	04/23/2001	3444	0	Robert Yick Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:20 a.m. on April 23, 2001, Employee #1 was working as an installer and machinist for Robert Yick Company, Inc. in San Francisco, California. He was polishing a piece of stainless steel pipe by mounting it onto the drill press. Employee #1 was wearing gloves, as required by company policy. He used a sheet of sandpaper to clutch around the spinning pipe. The spinning motion of the pipe caught onto Employee #1's glove and severed his left thumb. He was taken to Davies Hospital by ambulance where they reattached the thumb and tendons.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, DRILL PRESS, PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300889284			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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