Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 601336 - Employee's hand severed in metal shear

Accident Summary Nr: 601336 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/25/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101270015	03/25/1988	3669	0	Lake Technologies, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:40 p.m. on March 22, 1988, Employee #1 and a coworker were assigned to cut a piece of metal on a Wysong 10 foot metal shear that had the blade guard removed. The shear did not cut squarely using the side gauge, so both sides of the metal had to be measured to square the material in the shear. Employee #1 was holding the end of the tape on the shear table. The coworker said the metal had to come out a little bit. Employee #1 reached under the blade, grabbed the material, and pulled on it. He stumbled forward and his foot hit the operating treadle, causing the blade to sever his left hand below the knuckles. The portion of the hand was reattached during microsurgery.

Keywords: SEVERED, SHEAR, GUARD, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, SLIP, TRIPPED, BLADE, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101270015			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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