Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92928.015 - Employee�s fingertip is amputated in punch press

Accident Summary Nr: 92928.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/01/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1207277.015	01/11/2017		332312	Foundry Equipment Company

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on December 1, 2016, Employee #1 was holding a piece of angle iron to be punched by a coworker. Employee #1s finger was between the angle iron and the work platform. When the punch pressed on the angle iron it crushed Employee #1s ring finger amputating the tip. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Crushing, Finger, Machine Guarding, Press, Punch Press, Work Platform

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1207277.015	48	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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