Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123022.015 - Employee amputates thumb between sanding belt and tool rest

Accident Summary Nr: 123022.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1449021.015	12/05/2019		611310	University Of Southern California

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on July 10, 2019, an employee was operating a belt sander deburring a piece of metal when the motion of the sanding belt caused the piece to be forced down in between the sanding belt and the tool rest. The employee's right thumb was caught in the nip point as a result and amputated, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Abrasive Belt, Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Belt Sander, Caught In, Equipment Operator, Finger, Guard, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine Shop, Machinist, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nip Point, Pulled In, Pulley, Sander, Thumb, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1449021.015	55	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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