Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 94223.015 - Employee amputates two fingertips when brake press actuates
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1220340.015 | 03/27/2017 | 332322 | Metal-Era, Inc. |
Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on March 20, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that performed sheet metal work. He was operating a brake press or press brake. He was making a bend on the brake press. The presss light curtain was not properly set up. The press cycled, and the employee sustained the amputation of the fingertips of the two middle fingers on his right hand.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1220340.015 | 20 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |