Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119363.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in peel and press machine

Accident Summary Nr: 119363.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 08/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1426737.015	08/28/2019		326192	Armstrong Flooring, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on August 22, 2019, an employee was operating a peel and press line when a jam occurred. The employee was clearing a jammed stack of floor tiles that were stacked on a plate elevator when the stack of tiles fell and crushed her left pinky finger. The employee was transported to the local hospital, where she was treated and released with a left pinky fingertip amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Clearing, Crushed, Falling Object, Fingertip, Jammed, Machine operator, Stack

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1426737.015	45	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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