Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96959.015 - Employee catches hand with punch die and amputates fingers

Accident Summary Nr: 96959.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1245554.015	06/28/2017		444110	Mba Building Supplies Tx Inc.

Abstract: At 10:50 a.m. on June 2, 2017, an employee was helping to change out a punch tooling die on a Viper Punch Machine when the employee's right hand was crushed by the punch when it moved unexpectedly. The employee's hand was crushed and he amputated the middle finger as well as his pinky. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Crushed, Die Cutting Press, Finger, Hand, Lockout/Tagout

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1245554.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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