Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130457.015 - Employee lacerates four fingers on fabric cutter machine

Accident Summary Nr: 130457.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 08/25/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489641.015	08/25/2020		339999	Bighorn Manufacturing Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on August 25, 2020, an employee was operating a fabric cutter. During the process, material was caught in the blade, and the employee reached in to unjam it. The blade cut through the Kevlar gloves he was wearing and lacerated all fingers other than the thumb. The employee stated that he did not have the blade guard all the way down. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blade, Caught In, Cutter, Cutting, Finger, Glove, Jammed, Laceration, Unguarded, Unguarded Live Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1489641.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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