Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122844.015 - Employee amputates finger when reaching behind moving sawbla

Accident Summary Nr: 122844.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 12/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1453319.015	12/30/2019		332312	Concealfab Corp

Abstract: At 2:20 p.m. on December 16, 2019, an employee as a machine operator for a working for a fabricated metals manufacturer was cutting metal pieces with a saw. The employee reached behind the moving blade to clear metal shavings when his hand was struck by the blade. The employee amputated his left ring finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cleaning, Cutting, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Reaching, Saw, Sawblade, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1453319.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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