Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124662.015 - Employee amputates fingertip bypassing cutting machine guard

Accident Summary Nr: 124662.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 03/03/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1468467.015	03/10/2020		326199	Laserage Technology Corporation Dba Ametek Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on March 3, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a plastics products manufacturer was operating a cable cutting machine. The employee reached beyond a guard to feel length of cable when his finger was caught by the cutter. The employee amputated his fingertip and received medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blind Reaching, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Cable, Caught By, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Plastic, Plastic Mfg, Reaching, Safety Device, Sheared, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1468467.015	22	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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