Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119813.015 - Employee amputates fingertip on metal lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 119813.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 09/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1430616.015	09/13/2019		333515	Suhner Manufacturing, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on September 10, 2019, an employee finished grinding the end of a flexible shaft using a modified lathe (South Bend Lathe Co., Cat. CL145C) with an attached bench grinder. When the employee reached to remove the work piece from the machine, he accidently turned it back on when his arm bumped against the activation level. His glove became pinched by the rotating shaft, which wrapped around his hand and cut his left index finger. The employee sustained a left index fingertip amputation and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Activated, Amputation, Caught By, Fingertip, Glove, Lathe, Metal Lathe, Pinched, Reach, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1430616.015	70	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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