Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94930.015 - Employee's thumb is caught in machine and is amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 94930.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 04/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1226644.015	04/20/2017		336412	Pratt & Whitney

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 14, 2017, an employee was holding an air nozzle with his right hand and blowing out the bits of particles in a machine. The employee opened the machine while it was in operation. The employee's thumb was caught between the die and the ram. The employee sustained a crushing injury to thumb which resulted in amputation of his thumb.

Keywords: Amputation, Crushed, Lockout, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1226644.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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