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Accident Summary Nr: 94264.015 - Employee sustained amputation of two toes while operating a

Accident Summary Nr: 94264.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 03/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1220740.015	03/29/2017		562920	Metal Conversions, Ltd.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on March 21, 2017, Employee #1 was operating a baler. The employee stuck his foot between the baler's ram and the ledge (pinch point inside the baler), in order to compact the material. As the employee moved the ram with his left foot, it became caught in the pinch point area, causing an amputation of two toes and a partial amputation of another.

Keywords: Amputation, Baler, Caught In, Foot, Machine Guarding, Ram, Toe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1220740.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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