Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131091.015 - Employee amputates finger when struck by metal slitter knife

Accident Summary Nr: 131091.015 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 10/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1502181.015	11/13/2020		331221	Vorteq Coil Finishers, Llc

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on October 30, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a rolled steel manufacturer was attempting to feed metal into a slitter. The employee caught his right index finger in the point of operation and was struck by the slitter knife. The employee amputated his finger just behind the first knuckle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Feeding, Finger, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Knife, Knuckle, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Slitter, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1502181.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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