Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201260585 - Employee Suffers Amputation By Unguarded Shear Blade

Accident Summary Nr: 201260585 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 09/10/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302975206	09/15/1999	5051	0	Monarch Steel Company

Abstract: On September 10, 1999, Employee #1 was operating a shear and suffered the amputation of his thumb and three fingers. The Cincinnati shear was being operated without the safety shield in place. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SHEAR, FINGER, THUMB, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302975206			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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