Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202479358 - Employee's Hand Crushed by Falling Punch Press

Accident Summary Nr: 202479358 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/17/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316346998	06/14/2013	3499	332999	Structural Composite Industries

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 p.m. on May 17, 2013, an incident occurred as Employee #1 was doing a measurement under the sleeve of a punch press when a punch riser suddenly fell on the employee's finger and crushing his left middle finger. riser which fell freely onto E1's finger and crushing his left middle finger. Employee #1's supervisor was in his office and was notified of the incident by phone by a coworker. Paramedics arrived and Employee #1 was taken to the hospital. Employee #1 was released and went to the company's industrial clinic for a follow up. At that time he was referred to a hand specialist that same day, and the specialist performed surgery to amputate the left middle finger.

Keywords: FINGER, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, CRUSHED, HAND, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316346998			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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