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Accident Summary Nr: 1001346 - EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AMPUTATED BY MACHINE WITH A BROKEN GUARD

Accident Summary Nr: 1001346 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/16/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104266523	03/26/1987	3523	0	John Deere Component Works

Abstract: AT 7:15 AM ON DECEMBER 16, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WENT TO A METAL SHEAR IN DEPT. 740 TO CUT A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WITH THE SHEAR CUTOFF PRESS. A ROLLER ON THE GUARD IN FRONT OF THE HOLD-DOWN CYLINDERS WAS MISSING, LEAVING A 1 1/2 INCH BY 2 3/4 INCH AREA UNDER THE HOLD-DOWN HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS WHERE EMPLOYEE #1 COULD PLACE HIS FINGERS. THE MACHINE WAS A HTE SHEAR (MODEL 500-80) SERIAL #A6771169. THE BLADE WAS 3 INCHES BEHIND THE HYDRAULIC HOLD-DOWN. THE MISSING ROLLER HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED AT ITS MIDPOINT. HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED, LEAVING THE NAIL INTACT.

Keywords: SHEARING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104266523			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Patternmakers and model makers, metal

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