Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202467528 - Employee's Thumb Is Amputated by Machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 202467528 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312430481	01/09/2009	3553	333210	Cac Fabrication Inc.

Abstract: On December 10, 2008, Employee #1, a machine operator with Cac Fabrication, Inc., was operating a hand brake (Chicago Dreis & Krump Mfg. Co. Model Number BPO-1014, Serial Number 321925). The hand brake was a manually-operated sheet metal bending device that uses a cam system to raise and lower the top die. While releasing a long sheet of metal, Employee #1 raised one side of the top die and attempted to release the part without raising the opposite end of the die. His hand became caught when the top die closed and his left thumb was amputated.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, BRAKE, SHEET METAL, FINGER, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312430481			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sheet metal workers

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