Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116217.015 - Employee amputates fingers while operating shearing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 116217.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 01/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1375109.015	01/30/2019		314110	Universal Textile Technologies, Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 22, 2019, Employee #1, a quality inspector, was inspecting a carpet that was being sheared by a carpet fiber shearing machine. While standing 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.

Keywords: Amputation, Carpet, Caught Between, Caught In, Cylinder, Finger, Guard, Hand, Inspecting, Knife, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Rotating Knife, Shearing Machine, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1375109.015	72	M	Hospitalized injury		Quality Assurance Inspector

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