Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134091.015 - Employee's fingertip is amputated by belt and pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 134091.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 03/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1520283.015	03/18/2021		336370	Wico Metal Products

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on March 8, 2021, an employee was removing a guard to change the lead screw on Tapper 6. The machine was not locked out, and the operator came back to the machine and accidentally activated the machine while the employee's hands were in the machine. The employee's left ring finger was caught in a belt and pulley and the fingertip was amputated. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Activated, Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught In, E GI IV (no lockout), Fingertip, Guard, Hand, Lockout, Pulley, Removing, Screw, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1520283.015	53	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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