Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120172.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught in hydraulic guard

Accident Summary Nr: 120172.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 09/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1433483.015	09/25/2019		321113	Tusco Hardwoods

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on September 18, 2019, an employee and two coworkers were changing a band mill blade when the employee lost his balance and reached for the band mill for support while the 1,500 PSI hydraulically-actuated hood guard was closing. The employee's fingers got caught in the pinch point between the band mill's frame and the hood guard. The employee was hospitalized and his right middle finger was amputated to the first knuckle and his right ring finger was fractured.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught Between, Changing, Finger, Fracture, Frame, Guard, Hydraulic, Lost Balance, Reaching

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1433483.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.