Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128814.015 - Employee partially amputates fingertip in slitter line scrap

Accident Summary Nr: 128814.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 08/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489123.015	08/20/2020		331110	Vanex Tube Corporation

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on August 10, 2020, an employee was manually clearing jammed material out of a Paxson 48 Slitter Line Scrap Chopper when he placed his hand in the point of operation before the machine completely stopped cycling. The employee partially amputated his left ring fingertip, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught In, Clearing, Jammed, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Scrap Metal, Scraper, Slitter, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1489123.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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