Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201184611 - Employee Amputates Finger with Pneumatic Crimping Tool

Accident Summary Nr: 201184611 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 11/13/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311060438	11/19/2008	2515	337910	Mcroskey Mattress Company

Abstract: On November 13, 2008, Employee #1, an assembly worker for a mattress company, was attaching an air hose to a pneumatic crimping hand tool called a "Vertex" gun, when he actuated the trigger of the tool. The tip of his left middle finger was crushed and amputated by the tool, and he was transported by emergency services to Kaiser Hospital for treatment and hospitalization.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CRUSHED, AIR HOSE, HAND TOOL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311060438			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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