Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110765.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when struck by rotating blades

Accident Summary Nr: 110765.015 -- Report ID: 0454735 -- Event Date: 10/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1358726.015	10/09/2018		611310	University Of Tennessee - Utia - Knoxville

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on October 8, 2018, an employee was harvesting grass for research when the collector clogged. The employee did not shut the machine down nor let the blades stop from rotating before removing the guard and reached inside to clear the machine. The employee amputated the tip of his left hand's index finger. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Fingertip, Guard, Rotating Knife, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1358726.015	49	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Agriculture and forestry teachers

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