Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93518.015 - Employee's thumb is lacerated by falling object, later amput

Accident Summary Nr: 93518.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 02/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1213742.015	02/28/2017		332322	Matcor Metal Fabrication (Illinois) Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:45 p.m. on February 23, 2017, Employee #1, a laser operator, was picking up cut parts from a cut parts table using a gantry crane and magnet. The part became caught on the skeleton while being lifted and fell from the magnet and struck Employee #1's left thumb. Employee #1's thumb was lacerated and he was later hospitalized where it was amputated.

Keywords: Amputation, Crushed, Falling Object, Gantry Crane, Hoist, Laceration, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1213742.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury

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