Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201501939 - Employees finger amputated in unguarded press brake

Accident Summary Nr: 201501939 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 05/24/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125633768	06/01/2000	3469	0	Galgon Industries

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on May 24, 2000, Employee #1, who was inexperienced, was assigned a job of manufacturing small metal parts on an unguarded press brake. He held the parts by hand within a quarter inch of the die opening. While holding a part between his two index fingers, the machine cycled and amputated the tip of his right index finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PRESS BRAKE, FINGER, LACERATION, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125633768			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Extruding and forming machine operators

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