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Accident: 113638.015 - Employee Amputates Hand In Mechanical Press Brake

Accident: 113638.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 02/02/2019
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1378771.01502/07/2019Pitts Enterprises, Inc.
At 7:00 a.m. on February 2, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that manufa ctured truck trailers. He walked up behind a mechanical press brake. He stuck hi s hand under the die as it came down. His hand was amputated. He was hospitalize d.
Keywords: amputated, amputation, die, hand, machine cycled, machine guarding, mechanical power press, press brake
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1378771.015 65 M Hospitalized injury Welders and cutters

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