Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116185.015 - Employee's left ring finger is amputated in lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 116185.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1397135.015	04/30/2019		811118	Hupp Electric Motors

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on April 22, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that performed automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance. He was working as a machinist. He was working in the machine shop, in the thermal arc spray area. He was machining an electric motor on an American Pacemaker lathe. He was attempting to feel the friction or speed of the chuck with his left hand while the lathe was gearing down to a stop. As he had his hand in contact with the chuck, his left ring finger made contact with a projection on the back of the chuck long enough to catch the finger in a nip point between the chuck and the base of the head stock. The ring finger on his left hand was caught in the nip point. It was amputated by the lathe. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automotive Repair, Caught By, Caught In, Electric Motor, Finger, Lathe, Machine Guarding, Machinist, Metal Lathe, Nip Point, Rotating Shaft

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1397135.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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