Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130653.015 - Employees amputates two fingers in unguarded flange machine

Accident Summary Nr: 130653.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 10/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1499373.015	10/20/2020		336390	Hwaseung Automotive Usa, Llc

Abstract: At 4:25 on October 12, 2020, an employee working for an automobile parts manufacturer was operating a flange machine. The employee was attempting to learn the procedures in order to operate the machine. The employee started the machine by pressing the two-hand trip sensor. Once the machine started, the employee tried to insert a metal rod into place when he hit a pressure sensor that actuated the flange clamp. The clamp came down on the employee's left hand. The employee amputated his index and middle fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Flange, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Safety Sensor, Sensor, Shear, Sheared, Traumatic Amputation, Two-Hand Control

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1499373.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury

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