Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115700.015 - Employee's fingers are amputated by coil-coating machine

Accident Summary Nr: 115700.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 04/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1395809.015	04/24/2019		332312	Nci Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on April 18, 2019, an employee was working for a manufacturer of fabricated structural metal. He was cleaning a Chemcoater coil-coating machine. The employee entered the perimeter fence around the machine and removed the guards to clean the rollers with the machine still running. After removing the guards, the employee placed his fingers near the rollers. The fingers became got caught between the top and bottom rollers. The small finger, ring finger, and and index finger on the employee's right hand were amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Lockout, Machine Guarding, Nip Point, Roller--Mach/Part, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1395809.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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