Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98686.015 - Employee's finger is crushed in shear machine; fingertip lat

Accident Summary Nr: 98686.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 08/29/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1260464.015	08/31/2017		333924	Crown Equipment Corporation

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 29, 2017, Employee #1 was cutting sheet metal with a shear machine. The employee was reaching into the machine when he activated the foot pedal, causing the machine's material holders to engage. The machine crushed the employee's right middle digit at the first knuckle. He was taken to the hospital, but the finger tip could not be saved and was amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Crushed, Finger, Foot Control, Lockout, Shearing Machine, Sheet Metal

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1260464.015	25	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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