Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128507.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in metal working machine die

Accident Summary Nr: 128507.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 08/04/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1487617.015	08/11/2020		336390	Lippert Components, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:50 p.m. on August 8, 2020, an employee was using an Accupress machine to bend metal parts. The metal jumped causing the employee to catch his right hand index finger in the die. The employee partially amputated his fingertip above the bone and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Caught In, Die, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Malfunction, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1487617.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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