Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1509364.015 - Multiquip Whiteman

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1509364.015

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 12/18/2020

Site Address:
Multiquip Whiteman
6850 S Business Way
Boise, ID 83704

Mailing Address:
6850 S Business Way, Boise, ID 83704

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 339999/All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/21/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/15/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1708353	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 132276.015

Event: 12/17/2020

Employee's wrist is injured and thumb is amputated while san

At 5:30 p.m. on December 17, 2020, Employee #1 was sanding metal tubing on a lathe when his glove became caught between the sandpaper and the metal tubing, causing his left wrist to be wrapped around the moving tubing. The incident resulted in the amputation of Employee #1's left wrist. The hand was successfully reattached, but the left thumb was permanently amputated. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital for treatment. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Automatic Machine, Hand, Lathe, Metal, Steel Tube, Thumb, Wrist

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1509364.015	45	F	Hospitalized injury

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