Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116105.015 - Employee bypasses machine guard, amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 116105.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 05/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1399590.015	05/08/2019		332722	Lewis Bolt & Nut Company

Abstract: At 8:30 p.m. on May 1, 2019, an employee bypassed the machine guard on an upsetter machine in order to reach the coolant. He caught his hand in the machine and amputated his left pinky at the knuckle, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Energized, Finger, Guard, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1399590.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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