Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201954385 - Employee Amputates Arm in Recycling Facility Metal Shear

Accident Summary Nr: 201954385 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 11/03/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309490530	11/07/2005	5093	423930	Staker Alloys, Inc.

Abstract: On November 3, 2005, Employee #1 was working at a scrapyard/recycling facility. As he was inserting some metal spoil into a shear, he sustained the amputation of his arm. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: SHEARING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, SHEAR, GUARD, SCRAP YARD, POINT OF OPERATION, SCRAP METAL, STRUCK BY, ARM, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309490530			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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