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Accident Summary Nr: 120967.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught in metal belt sander

Accident Summary Nr: 120967.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/09/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1439465.01510/22/2019333111Salford Inc

Abstract: At 6:20 p.m. on October 9, 2019, an employee who worked as a Welder for a farm machinery manufacturer was using a Bee Model 40F Metal Sander to shape and sharpen a scrapping tool. The scrapping tool is used to scrap off slag from welding projects. A nip point is created between the scrapping tool and the point of operation on the belt sander while the tool is in use. The employee caught his gloved left index finger between the sander and the scrapping tool causing it to be pulled into the rotating sanding belt. The employee amputated his entire left index finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt Sander, Catch Point, Caught In, Farm Machinery, Finger, Glove, Hand Tool, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Work Procedures, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Molten Slag, Nip Point, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulled In, Sander, Scrape, Scraper, Traumatic Amputation, Welder, Welding

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1439465.015 26 M Hospitalized injury Welders and cutters

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