Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120565.015 - Employee amputates finger when pinned against cylinder

Accident Summary Nr: 120565.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1431457.015	10/09/2019		336390	Adient Us Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on September 6, 2019, an employee was shaking a stuck weight basket on the sig tester station. The employee stood on the conveyor of the sig tester station and shook the basket to realign it and activate the machine. Her left hand rested on the plate near the suspended pneumatic cylinder for balance. The machine activated, the pneumatic cylinder dropped, and the employee's left index finger was pinched between plate and the pneumatic cylinder. Employee amputated her left index finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Cylinder, Energized, Finger, Lockout/Tagout, Pinched, Pneumatic cylinder, Stuck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1431457.015	38	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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