Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121461.015 - Employee amputates two fingers when caught in buffing machin

Accident Summary Nr: 121461.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 08/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1430746.015	09/09/2019		448310	Sterling, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on August 20, 2019, an employee was operating a buffing/polishing machine when the piece she placed in the machine snapped. The chain became entangled in the wheel and caught her fingers in the machine. The employee amputated two fingers, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Abrasive Wheel, Amputated, Amputation, Broke, Caught In, Chain, Defect, Entangled, Finger, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1430746.015	35	F	Hospitalized injury

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