Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121171.015 - Employee partially amputates thumb in rivet grommet machine

Accident Summary Nr: 121171.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 10/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1441054.015	10/29/2019		315280	Images Fabric Designs, Llc

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on October 21, 2019, an employee working for an apparal manufacturer was operating a rivet/grommet machine. The employee attempted to adjust the foot pedal due to it being slippery when her chair lurched forward. The employee attempted to catch herself with her hand, but placed her thumb in the point of operation as she actuated the foot pedal. The employee partial amputated her thumb and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass Guard, Clothing, Finger, Fingertip, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Puncture, Safety Device, Sewing machine, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1441054.015	30	F	Hospitalized injury

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