Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109546.015 - Employee catches thumb with lathe spindle and partially ampu

Accident Summary Nr: 109546.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/28/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1344285.015	09/05/2018		335122	Uste Inc.

Abstract: On March 28, 2018, an employee was demonstrating to a coworker that a part from the Zenn-80 spinning lathe was scratching parts that were produced that day. The machine was set in manual mode and the employee placed his right arm on the control panel of the CNC lathe, activated the button of the tailstock spindle, and crushed his left thumb against the headstock before partially amputating his finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Crushed, Finger, Lathe, Spindle, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1344285.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.