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Accident Summary Nr: 202586749 - Employee's Finger Are Crushed in Press

Accident Summary Nr: 202586749 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 04/21/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315313676	04/22/2011	5085	423840	Bay Rubber Company

Abstract: On April 21, 2011, Employee #1 was operating a hydraulic press with a two-hand safety system. He pressed the right control knob with his right hand and then activated the left control knob with his right cheek, thus bypassing the two-hand control. The die crushed Employee #1's left fingers. He was hospitalized at California Kaiser Hospital for treatment, including the surgical amputation of his left middle finger.

Keywords: DIE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CONTROL LEVER, MACHINE OPERATOR, INTERLOCK, TWO-HAND CONTROL, CRUSHED, HAND, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315313676			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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