Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130294.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught in caster and wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 130294.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 09/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497187.015	10/13/2020		441228	Rvi Motorsports

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on September 14, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a motorcycle and ATV dealer was moving a new radius roller to its location. The employee raised the locking lever to allow the equipment to roll as intended by the manufacturer. During rolling the machine stopped. The employee grabbed the locking lever to reposition the equipment and the lever slipped catching the employee's finger between the caster and the wheelbase. The employee amputated his fingertip, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Moving, Moving Object, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation, Wheel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497187.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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