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Accident: 111919.015 - Employee'S Fingertip Is Surgically Removed After Being Crush

Accident: 111919.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 11/14/2018
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1362221.01511/27/2018Modern Welding Company Of Ohio, Inc.
At 1:30 p.m. on November 14, 2018, Employee #1 was spinning the tank head while the welder/fabricator drew tangent and degree lines. As the tank head turned, the in-house manufactured hook straightened and the head fell. The employee's left index and middle finger became caught between the tank head and the metal plate below, crushing his left index finger, resulting in surgical amputation of the fingertip.
Keywords: tank, finger, amputation, crushed, amputated, welder, caught between, fingertip
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1362221.015 18 M Hospitalized injury Amputation Welders and cutters

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