Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133997.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when chain slips off mandrel

Accident Summary Nr: 133997.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1504645.015	12/01/2020		332111	Advanced Structural Technologies, Inc.

Abstract: On September 16, 2020, an employee working for an iron and steel forging company was lifting and adjusting a mandrel on a sling. The chains used to lift the mandrel slipped as the mandrel touched the floor. This in turn caused the chain to catch the employee's left middle finger. The employee amputated his fingertip, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught In, Chain, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Hand Tool, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Instantaneous amputation, Iron, Lack of Engineering Controls, Mandrel, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Steel, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1504645.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury

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