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Accident Summary Nr: 117514.015 - Employee amputates fingers when activating press brake with

Accident Summary Nr: 117514.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 06/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1411854.015	06/27/2019		332710	Kampco Services Of Georgia, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on June 21, 2019, an employee was holding the small aluminum part in place at the point of operation as he loaded material onto a 175 ton press brake. The employee was using the foot peddle to activate the press and inadvertently activated it with is right hand in the danger area. The employee caught his fingers between the press blade and the part amputating his index and middle fingers and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Foot-Powered Press, Guard, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Point Of Operation, Press Operator, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1411854.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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