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Accident: 200527117 - Employee'S Fingers Are Amputated When Wire Recoils

Accident: 200527117 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/22/2003
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
30667862409/03/20033272Iowa Prestressed Concrete, Inc.
On August 22, 2003, Employee #1 was with a coworker untangling wire strand. When the coworker lost his grip, the strand recoiled and struck Employee #1. He was hospitalized for an amputated right middle finger and left ring finger.
Keywords: amputated, metal wire, finger, entangled, tension release
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 306678624 Hospitalized injury Amputation Laborers, except construction

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