Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202541868 - Employee Gets Hand Caught in Polisher and Suffers an Amput

Accident Summary Nr: 202541868 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/05/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300873510	05/12/2010	3471	332813	Angelus Plating Works

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 am, on May 5, 2010, Employee #1, a machine operator, sustained a serious injury to his right ring and small finger when his leather glove became caught and pulled in between the metal part he was polishing. Employee #1 was admitted to USC University Hospital for crush avulsion of the right ring and small finger, as well as half of the tip of the fifth finger. Employee #1 was discharged, after undergoing extensive surgeries, including the amputation of his unsalvageable small finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, FINGER, GLOVE, CRUSHED, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300873510			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Metal plating machine operators

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