Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130794.015 - Employee amputates thumb while operating rewind machine

Accident Summary Nr: 130794.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 09/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1500309.015	10/29/2020		332618	Lake Cable, Llc

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on September 10, 2020, an employee was operating a rewind machine. The employee sustained a partial left thumb amputation, while attempting to disentangle a copper wire. The employee was hospitalized. During the disentangling process, employees are not required to perform lockout/tagout, but they are required to stop the machine by use of the e-stop button.

Keywords: Metal Wire, Partial Amputation, Stop Switch, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1500309.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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