Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202516571 - Employee's Fingertip Is Amputated When Die Drops

Accident Summary Nr: 202516571 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 11/20/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310549548	01/16/2008	3411	332431	Silgan Container Corporation

Abstract: On November 20, 2007, Employee #1, a forklift operator, was helping another employee sit a die onto a pallet for transportation. The die was dropped on Employee #1's right hand fingers. His fingers were fractured, and a finger tip of the middle finger of his right hand was partially amputated.

Keywords: DIE, FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, FALL, PALLET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310549548			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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