Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121579.015 - Employee amputates finger while operating unguarded drill pr

Accident Summary Nr: 121579.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1443671.015	11/07/2019		332321	Siw Solutions, Llc

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on November 5, 2019, an employee working as a Machinist Apprentice for a metal window and door manufacturer was using a drill press. The drill press was missing a guard allowing the employee to come into contact with the point of operation. The employee amputated his right hand pinky finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Door, Drill Press, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine Shop, Machine operator, Machinist, Pinch Point, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded, Window

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1443671.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinist apprentices

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