Accident Report Detail
Accident: 111238.015 - Employee Amputates Ring Finger When Struck By Heavy Tool
Accident: 111238.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/07/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1361976.015 | 11/26/2018 | Steel Dust Recycling, Llc | |||||
At 4:45 p.m. on October 7, 2018, an employee was placing a vibrator to a bracket railcar hopper to allow K061 dust to funnel out and lost his grip. The employee amputated his left hand's ring finger when a 61 lb vibrator fell and landed on it. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
struck by, falling object, amputation, finger, amputated, vibrator
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1361976.015 | 29 | M | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. |