Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129859.015 - Employee amputates finger when die flash remover actuates

Accident Summary Nr: 129859.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1483114.015	07/13/2020		331521	Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 11:50 p.m. at July 6, 2020, an employee had been operating a Trim Die Flash Remover when he left the machine to go to the restroom and accidentally engaged the single activation button. The employee caught his left pinky finger between the two flash removers when both cylinders activated. The employee incurred an amputation to 75% of his finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Die, Finger, Guard, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Partial Amputation, Shear, Sheared, Start Button, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1483114.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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