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Accident Summary Nr: 114342.015 - Employee sustains partial thumb amputation while operating m

Accident Summary Nr: 114342.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 03/04/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384276.015	03/12/2019		336370	Fic America Corporation

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on March 4, 2019, Employee #1 was operating a Bridgeport milling machine inside of the maintenance area. The employee was using the machinery to surface grind a plastic block. During the operation, the employee was wearing gloves. The employee's glove on his left hand got caught in the bit and was pulled into the machine. Employee #1 sustained a partial left thumb amputation, up to the first knuckle, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Glove, Milling Machine, Partial Amputation, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1384276.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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