Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133893.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in cold roll line pinch point

Accident Summary Nr: 133893.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 03/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1518676.015	03/10/2021		331222	Nucor Steel Connecticut Incorporated

Abstract: At 6:20 p.m. on March 3, 2021, an employee working as a rolling machine operator for a steel manufacturer was starting up a cold roll steel line in the mesh department. The employee heard a sound due to the wire not seating properly on the wheels of the descaler. The employee attempted to correct the issue when he caught his right hand in the steel roll. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated ring fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass Guard, Caught Between, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Malfunction, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Roll, Rolling, Steel, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1518676.015	32	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Rolling machine operators

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