Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 903435 - Employee's thumb tip amputated in press

Accident Summary Nr: 903435 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 07/15/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114962665	07/17/1991	2521	0	Indiana Desk Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 5:15 p.m. on July 15, 1991, Employee #1 was helping three coworkers operate a hydraulic press. He saw that he had to make a correction to the load that was being compressed, so he reached into the press. His finger caught between the load and the top of the press, amputating the tip of his thumb. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, THUMB, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, POINT OF OPERATION, HYDRAULIC PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114962665			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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