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Accident Summary Nr: 120607.015 - Employee Incurs Finger Lacerations When Hand Pulled Into Pla

Accident Summary Nr: 120607.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 09/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1436927.015	10/10/2019		423510	Alro Steel Corporation Dba Alro Metals Service Center

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 16, 2019, an employee was operating a Metlsaw T10 plate saw at a metal service center. The employee was working alone. The employee reached in to retrieve a metal part and the saw's vacuum system which collects the metal chips vacuumed her right hand into the opening. When the employee's hand was pulled in, her hand contacted the saw blade which was rotating in the hold position. The employee sustained lacerations to the side of her right index finger and the tip of the right middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Cut, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Laceration, Pulled In, Saw, Sawblade, Suction, Unwitnessed, Vacuuming, Working Alone

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1436927.015	38	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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