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Accident Summary Nr: 110623.015 - Employee partially amputates thumb when pulled into lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 110623.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/02/2018
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1336942.01508/08/2018332710Colleen & Herb Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on August 2, 2018, an employee was polishing a part on a GS-200 machine where he had bypassed the interlock. The employee was wearing a glove on his right hand and caught it with the spinning chuck. The employee had his thumb pulled into the machine and he amputated a portion of this thumb while the chuck was spinning at 1,000 RPMs. The employee was taken to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Glove, Lathe, Struck By, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1336942.015 62 M Hospitalized injury Machine operators, not specified

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