Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112040.015 - Employee amputates thumb when caught between two metal piece

Accident Summary Nr: 112040.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 12/17/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1367879.015	12/20/2018		336212	Wilson Trailer

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on December 17, 2018, an employee had attached the wrong part to a trailer and was in the process of correcting it while welding. The employee caught his thumb in between the piece being welded and the trailer stand, amputating it to the first knuckle. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Thumb, Trailer, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1367879.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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