Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109096.015 - Employee's finger is amputated in baler machine

Accident Summary Nr: 109096.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 09/11/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1346058.015	09/13/2018		326122	Contech Engineered Solutions, Llc

Abstract: At 11:50 a.m. on September 11, 2018, an employee was aligning the baler head after changing from 10 inch to 8 inch head. The employee had his left hand in the machine attempting to tighten a bolt and his right hand on the controls when he inadvertently cycled the machine. The employee's finger was caught between a bolt and a limiting switch, resulting in an amputation of the tip of his left index finger. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: Amputation, Baler, Bolt, Finger

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1346058.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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