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Accident Summary Nr: 130904.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when feeding metal bands into m

Accident Summary Nr: 130904.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 04/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1501042.015	11/03/2020		333515	Clampco Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:25 a.m. on April 13, 2020, an employee working as a machine feeder for a cutting and machine tool manufacturer was operating a metal band bending machine. The upper safety scanner light was disabled so that the employee could work with a smaller metal band. The machine actuated and caught the employee's fingertip. The employee partially amputated her fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Interlock, Light Curtain, Machine operator, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Safety Device, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1501042.015	35	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine feeders and offbearers

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