Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98656.015 - Employee reaches for sliding material within a press brake a

Accident Summary Nr: 98656.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 08/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1256393.015	08/31/2017		332116	American Metal Fab

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on August 9, 2017, an employee reached out to grab a piece of steel plate that was in a press brake as it started to slide. The employee pressed on the foot controls and amputated the tip of one finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Finger, Foot Control, Machine Guarding, Press Brake

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1256393.015	19	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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