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Accident Summary Nr: 122455.015 - Employee amputates three fingers while dislodging metal from

Accident Summary Nr: 122455.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 12/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1450825.015	12/11/2019		332999	The Winsford Group, Llc

Abstract: At 8:00 p.m. on December 9, 2019, an employee working for a metal products fabricator was cutting metal with a shear. The employee was trying to dislodge a piece of metal in the machine with his hand while he had his foot still on the pedal. The employee activated the machine with his hand still in the point of operation. He partially amputated three fingers and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Activated, Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cutting, Finger, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Shear, Sheared, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1450825.015	49	F	Non Hospitalized injury

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