Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123874.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in Velcro cutting machine

Accident Summary Nr: 123874.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/29/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1462006.015	02/05/2020		315220	Slate Solutions Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on January 29, 2020, an employee working for an apparel manufacturer was loading Velcro into a pneumatic cutter when she caught her finger in the point of operation. The employee amputated her fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Caught In, Cutting, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Loading, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Pneumatic equipment, Point Of Operation, Safety Device, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1462006.015	53	F	Hospitalized injury

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