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Accident Summary Nr: 133560.015 - Employee operating power tool amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 133560.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 01/14/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1510456.01501/15/2021238220U.S. Engineering Metalworks, Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 14, 2021, Employee #1 was using a VE460 Roll Grooving Tool to groove a piece of 10 inches by 2 feet steel pipe. With his foot still on the activation pedal, he reached his hands into the machine to check the groove. He inadvertently pressed the foot pedal with his hands in the machine, and the fourth finger on his left hand was amputated. The employee received medical treatment for the amputation but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught In, Construction, Finger, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Foot-Powered Press, Hand, Metal Pipe, Plumbing

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1510456.015 37 M Non Hospitalized injury Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

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