Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129820.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when pulled into machine along

Accident Summary Nr: 129820.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 03/02/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482913.015	07/10/2020		332710	Bocra Industries Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on March 2, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator in a machine shop was milling a metal part with a vertical milling machine. The employee was holding a rag, which was pulled into the rotating bit causing his hand to be pulled into machine along with the rag. The rag wrapped tightly around the employee's finger crushing his fingertip. The employee amputated his fingertip, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine Shop, Machine operator, Milling Machine, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Rotating Drill Bit, Rotating Parts, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1482913.015	25	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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