Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103396.015 - Employee operating plasma cutter has two fingers amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 103396.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 12/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1297532.015	02/26/2018		423510	Eddie Kane Steel Products Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on December 12, 2017, an employee was working for a manufacturer of steel products. He was operating a plasma cutting machine. Some parts had tipped up on the steel plate that the machine was cutting. The employee was attempting to remove them. As he did this, the machine unexpectedly moved toward the employee's hand. The machine amputated the index and middle finger on his right hand. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Equipment Operator, Finger, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Metal Shop, Steel, Torch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1297532.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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