Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93714.015 - Employee's finger is amputated during metal work

Accident Summary Nr: 93714.015 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 02/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1214706.015	03/06/2017		624310	U.S. Forest Service

Abstract: At 8:55 a.m. on February 27, 2017, an employee was helping an operator position metal on an ironworker. As a 16 gauge sheet of metal was positioned on a Piranha ironworker (model number: P50), the employee's left index finger was pinned between the machine and the metal sheet. The incident resulted in the employee's finger being amputated, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Finger, Pinned, Safety Bar

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1214706.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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