Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116686.015 - Employee amputates finger when pinched between couplings

Accident Summary Nr: 116686.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 05/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1404688.015	05/31/2019		561910	Cast-Pac, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:15 a.m. on May 20, 2019, an employee was assembling pipe fittings using an automatic bolting machine. The employee was assembling a coupling when his finger was caught between the parts when he screwed them together. When the employee pulled his finger out from the pinch point, the tip of his finger was pulled off. The employee was hospitalized to treat the amputation.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught Between, Couplings, Fingertip, Fitting, Pinched, Pipe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1404688.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Assemblers

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