Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99140.015 - Employee catches thumb in welder machine and partially amput

Accident Summary Nr: 99140.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 09/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1264871.015	09/20/2017		332510	Clampco Products Inc.

Abstract: At 7:45 p.m. on September 12, 2017, an employee was holding a part in a welder machine point of operation and the machine cycled when she inadvertently cycled the machine by pressing the foot pedal. The machine cycled and crushed the tip of the employee's left thumb. The employee was driven to the local hospital for treatment and released afterwards.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Crushing, Foot-Powered Press, Machine Guarding, Thumb, Welder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1264871.015	45	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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