Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 106547.015 - Employee Amputates Fingers In Dust Collector

**Accident: 106547.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 04/23/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1323207.015	04/25/2018		Wolfe Industrial, Inc.

At 10:30 a.m. on April 23, 2018, an employee was pulling debris from the Mac equ ipment MD40 air lock of the central vacuum dust collector. The employee put his right hand through an opening in the guard of the air lock, and his fingers came into contact with vanes/blades of the rotor. The rotor was turning at approxima tely 16 RPM with eight vanes extending from the rotor. The employee sustained an amputation of the index and middle finger at the middle knuckle of his right ha nd.

Keywords: amputation, dust collector, finger, hand

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature
1	1323207.015	56	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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