Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121997.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while cutting metal with manual

Accident Summary Nr: 121997.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 11/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1447472.015	11/25/2019		332115	Tecnocap, Llc

Abstract: At 11:50 a.m. on November 21, 2019, an employee working as a machine operator for a crown and cap manufacturer was using a manually operated shear to cut small strips of thin metal. The employee had his right hand too close to the point of operation. There was no machine guarding on the shear. The employee amputated his middle fingertip on the shear blade and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal Strip, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Shear, Sheared, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1447472.015	57	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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