Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100020.015 - Employee amputates fingers while adjusting a CNC/lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 100020.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1271918.015	10/18/2017		332710	Southeastern Extrusion & Tool, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on October 12, 2017, an employee was operating a CNC/lathe and adjusting material and tightening the chuck with a wrench. The employee reached over to turn on the jog mode but the CNC/lathe speed was still set at 150 rpm. The wrench, which was on the chuck, hit the employee's hand. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the thumb, the second, and third finger of the left hand.

Keywords: Computer Operated, Lathe, Process Safety, Wrench

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1271918.015	44	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Lathe and turning machine operators

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