Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130792.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when coworker activates welder

Accident Summary Nr: 130792.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 10/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1500262.015	10/30/2020		336211	F & P America Mfg., Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on October 30, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a motor vehicle parts manufacturer was loading parts into a resistance welder. A coworker came to assist and activated the machine when the employee had his hands in welding node. The employee amputated his right index fingertip and received medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Communication, Distracted, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Loading, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Traumatic Amputation, Welder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1500262.015	18	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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