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Accident: 116217.015 - Employee Amputates Fingers While Operating Shearing Machine
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1375109.015 | 01/30/2019 | Universal Textile Technologies, Llc |
At 11:00 a.m. on January 22, 2019, Employee #1, a quality inspector, was inspect ing a carpet that was being sheared by a carpet fiber shearing machine. While st anding on the line facing the shearing cylinder (knife head), Employee #1 placed his left hand on the carpet. His hand became lodged between the carpet and the shearing cylinder. Employee #1 suffered lacerations and amputations of his left fingers and part of his thumb and was hospitalized.
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amputation, carpet, caught between, caught in, cylinder, finger, guard, hand, inspecting, knife, laceration, machine guarding, rotating knife, shearing machine, thumb
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1375109.015 | 72 | M | Hospitalized injury | Quality Assurance Inspector |