Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96501.015 - Employee amputated finger from working on a brake pin

Accident Summary Nr: 96501.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 06/10/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1241509.015	06/20/2017		336111	Gm Parma Metal Center

Abstract: At 1:45 a.m. on June 10, 2017, Employee #1 was replacing a press inch mode brake shoe. With the press off and locked out Employee #1 removed the old brake shoe from the cylinder and was attempting to install the new brake shoe. The brake shoe is married to the cylinder with a pin. To align the cylinder and brake shoe to install the pin Employee #1 placed his finger in the pin hole. While his finger was in the brake pin hole the shoe and/or cylinder moved/slid catching and amputating the tip of his left index finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Mechanical Power Press

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1241509.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury

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