Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 132784.015 - Employee suffers finger amputation by oscillator
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1512076.015 | 01/27/2021 | 335921 | Ofs Fitel, Llc |
Abstract: At 3:35 p.m. on January 20, 2021, an employee, a 46-year-old stranding operator, was assessing a sudden stoppage of the oscillator machine, a machine that twists fiber optic cable buffer tubes around a central member to create a single cable. The tubes had become overtwisted, preventing the gears from turning. The employee touched the belt of a section of the machine to check its tension. The belt suddenly turned, pinching his finger against the machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of the distal phalanx of the left middle finger.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury |
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1 | 1512076.015 | 46 | F | Hospitalized injury |