Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127499.015 - Employee amputates finger while operating coil machine

Accident Summary Nr: 127499.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 07/02/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482093.015	07/02/2020		332313	Credit Cards Supplies

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on July 2, 2020, an employee was operating a coil machine when the corner of a sheet metal plate bent which was not uncommon. The employee reached up into the shear cutoff area to bend the corner of the plate back to its original position when the machine cycled and the shear amputated his finger. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of the middle finger on his right hand.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine operator, Shearing Machine, Sheet Metal

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1482093.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial machinery repairers

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