Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109467.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when struck by bandsaw blade

Accident Summary Nr: 109467.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/09/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1348875.015	09/26/2018		333514	Impact Alliance, Llc

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on August 9, 2018, an employee was checking the alignment of a blade that was installed on the BSI Grin Bender Cut-off Saw as it was making a strange noise. The employee put his right hand on the blade when a coworker "bumped" the machine to test it and amputated the employee's right index fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Blade, Fingertip, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1348875.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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