Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135599.015 - Employee partially amputates finger while operating tube ben

Accident Summary Nr: 135599.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/24/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1529502.015	05/04/2021		331210	Ramcast Ornamental Supply Company Inc.

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on March 24, 2021, Employee #1, a material handler at an ornamental steel retail sales store, was bending metal tubes using a Jancy Engineering tube bender, model # ERCE5643. While feeding a 1 5/8" pipe into the bender, his left fifth finger was pinched between the pipe and the pipe die. The lack of guarding contributed to the accident. Employee #1 sustained a partial amputation of his left fifth finger and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Material Handling, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Steel Tube

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1529502.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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