Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201023884 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Power Press

Accident Summary Nr: 201023884 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 01/27/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125483388	01/31/2012	1711	238220	Allied Heating & Air Conditioning Co,Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on January 27, 2012, Employee # 1 was working as a journeyman sheet metal worker for Allied Heating and Air Conditioning Co Inc. Employee # 1 was bending small pieces of sheet metal on a power press (Engel Metal Methods Cleat Bender model24-cbm-ot) and his right hand get caught in the machine at the point of operation. Employee # 1 middle and ring fingers was amputated, and he was transported to Marin General Hospital.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, POWER PRESS, FINGER, POINT OF OPERATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125483388			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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