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Accident Summary Nr: 125587.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while troubleshooting tape disp

Accident Summary Nr: 125587.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 04/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1472688.015	04/21/2020		331210	Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation

Abstract: At 4:00 a.m. on April 9, 2020, an employee working as a supervisor for a metal tubing and conduit manufacturer was troubleshooting the tape dispenser of a 3 Mill Deburrer machine. The employee was working with a coworker (a finishing technician) to troubleshoot the machine. When the employee placed his hand in the jaw of the tape dispenser, the machine unexpectedly started catching his left index finger. The employee amputated the fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Jaw, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Sheared, Supervisor, Traumatic Amputation, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1472688.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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