Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 892927 - Employee's thumb amputated when caught in coupler

Accident Summary Nr: 892927 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 11/16/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119532166	11/16/1992	3312	0	Bethlehem Steel Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in the blast furnace area (trapping hole #4) installing a soaking bar on the grill. He was stooping over to thread a new tarpine bar into the coupler by hand. When a coworker activated the drill motor rotator, Employee #1's mitten was caught between the coupler and the bar, pulling his hand around the rotator. Part of his right thumb was amputated.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, INSTALLING, GLOVE, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119532166			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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