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Accident Summary Nr: 127367.015 - Employee's fingertip is amputated on kick press

Accident Summary Nr: 127367.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 06/08/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1479149.01506/30/2020316998C W Marsh Company

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on June 9, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured leather seals to serve as mechanical packing material for hydraulic and pneumatic systems. She was operating a kick press to cut gasket material. As she was holding a part to be cut with her left middle finger, she kicked the operating pedal of the press with her foot. The press die came down, and her fingertip was amputated. She was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Die, Finger, Fingertip, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Foot-Powered Press, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Cycled, Point Of Operation, Press, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1479149.015 54 F Non Hospitalized injury Machine operators, not specified

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