Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94149.015 - Employee amputates thumb while cutting electrical cable

Accident Summary Nr: 94149.015 -- Report ID: 0253650 -- Event Date: 03/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1219576.015	03/17/2017		221119	Nyspa Charles Poletti Project

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on March 16, 2017, an employee was cutting an electrical cable using a box cutter. The employee amputated a portion of his left thumb when the box cutter slipped and cut into the employee's thumb approximately 1 inch below his fingertip. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Knife, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1219576.015	48	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Technicians, n.e.c.

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