Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116603.015 - Employee fractures and amputates fingers in bending machine

Accident Summary Nr: 116603.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 05/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403986.015	05/29/2019		332323	Biljax Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on May 23, 2019, an employee was running a tube bending machine placing metal bars into the machine. The employee placed her hand on the machine while pressing the start button while still holding the part. Her hand was pulled into the machine and caught between the die and the metal bar. This resulted in the employee breaking her left pinky and middle fingers and amputating one-third of her ring finger, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Caught Between, Caught In, Die, Die Guard, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal Bar, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Point Of Operation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1403986.015	31	F	Non Hospitalized injury

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