Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130182.015 - Employee's thumb is amputated while clearing jam in twister

Accident Summary Nr: 130182.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 10/03/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1496596.015	10/07/2020		313110	Tdg (The Dixie Group) Operations, Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on October 3, 2020, Employee #1 was attempting to clear a yarn jam from the twister machine (Rieter IBCT Model CD 460, Serial VA02499/1-4) with his left hand less than one inch from the pot's spindle that was spinning/spooling approximately 6200 rpm, running yarn cyclones while the machine was energized. Employee #1's left thumb became caught between the cyclone yarn and was pulled down toward the spindle. Employee #1 suffered an amputation of the left thumb to the base of the nailbed and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Clearing, Energized, Jammed, Spindle, Spinning, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1496596.015	62	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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