Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99589.015 - Employee is aligning steel material and amputates fingertip

Accident Summary Nr: 99589.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267884.015	10/06/2017		332116	Dennen Steel Corp

Abstract: At 8:30 p.m. on September 26, 2017, an employee was feeding steel from steel coil into the die to get it ready to run parts. The employee placed her left middle finger into a hole in the die to align the steel that had bunched up in the press. The employee amputated her fingertip when the steel sprung forward and struck her. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Die, Finger, Material Handling, Mechanical Power Press, Press, Steel, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1267884.015	42	F	Hospitalized injury		Pressing machine operators

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