Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130323.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught between stock and cutt

Accident Summary Nr: 130323.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1496894.015	10/14/2020		336390	Benteler Automotive Corp

Abstract: At 10:45 p.m. on September 11, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a motor vehicle parts manufacturer was adjusting a jammed metal tube (stock) so that it would continue to feed into the cutting machine. Upon dislodging the tube, the employee caught his left-hand pinky finger between the tube and the guide. The employee amputated his finger requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Feeding, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Jammed, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Safety Device, Steel Tube, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1496894.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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