Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121814.015 - Employee amputates finger on unguarded rotating wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 121814.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 11/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1445777.015	11/19/2019		331222	Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 p.m. on November 13, 2019, an employee was checking wire for a defect. The employee's fingers were pulled into an unguarded rotating wheel, resulting in the amputation of the first knuckle of the right middle finger and a laceration requiring stitches to the right ring finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Finger, Laceration, Pulled In, Rotating Parts, Troubleshooting, Unguarded, Wheel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1445777.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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