Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201490588 - Employee Is Injured by Sheet Metal Shear

Accident Summary Nr: 201490588 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/30/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126189828	04/03/2008	3444	333415	Donald P Dick Air Conditioning

Abstract: On October 30, 2007, Employee #1 sustained a serious injury to his right hand. Employee #1 was taken to Fresno Community Hospital located in Fresno, California for treatment. Employee #1 was assigned to fabricate some straps and had to operate the metal shear. He was shown how to use the shear by the shop lead man. He started making parts. As Employee #1 was pushing the stock metal into the shear, Employee #1 did not watch his hand position. As he activated the shear to cut the metal, the shear ram came down on his fingers injuring him.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SHEAR, FINGER, METAL SHEET, HAND, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126189828			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sheetmetal duct installers

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