Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123635.015 - Employee partially amputates finger while using welding mach

Accident Summary Nr: 123635.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 01/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1460008.015	01/29/2020		313312	Aer-Flo Canvas Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on January 15, 2020, an employee was was operating a Miller Welding Machine holding a tarp as it came out of the machine. Once the machine cut the tarp, the employee is required to cut the corners using a pair of scissors. As the machine began to cut the tarp with the unguarded blade, the employee placed his left hand on the tarp when the blade struck his finger. The employee partially amputated his pinky finger and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught In, Cutting, Engineering Controls, Finger, Guard, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Milling Machine, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Sheared, Unguarded, Welder, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1460008.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Milling and planing machine operators

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