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Accident Summary Nr: 134519.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while repairing energized machi

Accident Summary Nr: 134519.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1523207.015	11/20/2020		423720	Brass Craft Manufacturing Co

Abstract: At 10:09 a.m. on October 28. 2020, an employee working as an operator for a plumbing and HVAC supplier was working with coworkers (also operators) troubleshooting a die-electronic machine. The employee stuck his hand between the machine and the die when the machine cycled. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated left index fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Die, Energized, Engineer, Finger, Fingertip, HVAC, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Operator, Partial Amputation, Plumbing, Repair, Traumatic Amputation, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1523207.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Engineers, n.e.c.

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